Top 5 Goals: Liberty A-League

The land down under has their domestic league carrying the women’s soccer flag while the other major European leagues are on a break. The Liberty A-League is a great league to watch if you can get past the time difference. It might not be a bad idea to start watching the A-League to get used to the time difference for the World Cup this summer.

Plus, we bear witness to some young Matildas stars and NWSL stars across the league. Let’s look at the Top 5 Goals for this week from the Liberty A-League.

5. TJ Vlajnic – Western United FC

𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 @wufcofficial 𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖! ⏰

TJ Vlajnic, take a bow! 👏

Her 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 header gives Western 3⃣ points and keeps their perfect record alive! 💪

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— Liberty A-League (@aleaguewomen) January 7, 2023

This was quite the header from TJ Vlajnic, who was able to get to this cross through a sea of bodies.

Vlajnic was able to head the ball back across the goal, but it seemed to hang in the air forever. The height was too much for the goalie to get a hand to it, and the ball found the back of the net with this amazing header.

It’s rare to see headers from that spot on the pitch, but they must be acknowledged once you see them. 

4. Paige Zois – Melbourne Victory

What a way to score your FIRST @LibFinancial A-League goal 🚀😱

𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐞 𝐙𝐨𝐢𝐬, 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐰!

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— Liberty A-League (@aleaguewomen) January 6, 2023

Paige Zois was able to show off her technique and finesse with this strike for the Melbourne Victory. Picking up the ball on the left wing, Zois looked like she would line up a cross. But instead, she went for the goal and found it with great success. Zois might have benefitted from the sun being in the keeper’s eyes because she didn’t even reach for it.

Still, Zois struck it perfectly, and the ball curved and nestled into the top corner and a big one for the Melbourne Victory.

3. Olivia Price – Western Sydney Wanderers

Dreamland at Wanderland 🚀 💥🚀💥 @wswanderersfc extends their lead via 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧!!!

Olivia Price, take a bow 👑

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— Liberty A-League (@aleaguewomen) January 8, 2023

Western Sydney pulled off a huge upset over Melbourne City in the league, and Olivia Price helped seal the deal with this banger. The moment Price received the ball, she knew exactly what she wanted to do with it.

One quick touch to get the ball out from her feet, and then she smacked it into the roof of the net; the keeper didn’t stand a chance. Western Sydney has to feel a whole lot better about themselves with this goal and result in the league. 

2. Grace Maher – Canberra United

GRACE MAHERRRRRRR 🚀🚀🚀🚀

The @CanberraUnited star lets rip from range & fires home an outstanding strike to extend her side's lead!

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— Liberty A-League (@aleaguewomen) January 7, 2023

This is something special from Grace Maher; the audacity and confidence to attempt this is on another level.

The keeper isn’t even that far off her line, Maher’s margin for error is incredibly small, yet she took the shot anyway. First, she picked the defender’s pocket and then took a couple of touches before going for goal. The keeper still had a chance at it but couldn’t get anything on it to keep it out.

This wasn’t even a chip shot but more of a driven, looping strike that dipped under the bar and beat the keeper. A jaw-dropping finish from Grace Maher to help secure a great win.

1. Sheridan Gallagher – Western Sydney Wanderers

We could have an 𝐔𝐏𝐒𝐄𝐓 𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒 🚨@wswanderersfc LEAD @MelbourneCity at the break thanks to INSANE Sheridan Gallagher finish!

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— Liberty A-League (@aleaguewomen) January 8, 2023

I’m not even sure where to start with this goal other than to say it’s one of the most absurd things I’ve seen in any sport, period.

The trajectory this ball takes in midair is something that needs to be studied to understand better how the ball ended up in the goal. It didn’t look like it took a deflection, but it must’ve curved at least 10 to 15 feet in the air before it came back down.

No one had any clue where the ball would end up, but it fell perfectly into the far corner, an unreal goal to take the top spot on this week’s list of Top 5 Goals.

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