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Wayne Rooney Scores Magical Goal From Half-Field

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By Ronke Sanya Idowu
Updated June 27, 2019
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(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 14, 2018, Wayne Rooney of DC United reacts in the second half against the Vancouver Whitecaps during his MLS debut at Audi Field in Washington, DC. A “hell of a run” for Wayne Rooney and his Major League Soccer team in Washington ended in a heartbreaking shootout late on November 1, 2018, at the end of the record-holding England goal scorer’s first season based on foreign soil. Rooney, 33, was what his coach called the “catalyst” for a turnaround that saw his club DC United, at the bottom of the Eastern Conference when he first donned United’s black jersey in July, leap to a fourth-place finish and home field advantage in Thursday night’s knockout playoff round. Patrick McDermott / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP
FILE PHOTO: Wayne Rooney of DC United reacts in the second half against the Vancouver Whitecaps during his MLS debut at Audi Field in Washington, DC. PHOTO: Patrick McDermott / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP

 

Wayne Rooney scored a highlight reel goal with a moon shot blast from his own half of the field to lift DC United to a 1-0 victory over Orlando City on Wednesday.

Former English star Rooney hammered a 68-yard strike over the head of Orlando goalkeeper Brian Rowe and into the back of the net in the 10th minute.

Rooney got the ball off a deflected clearance and when he realized Rowe was out of his 18-yard box he launched a first-touch blast that will go down as one of Major League Soccer’s goals of the year.

DC United goalkeeper Bill Hamid posted his seventh shutout of the year while Rowe finished with three saves.

Rooney will be part of the league’s July All-Star exhibition game where he will join Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Josef Martinez.

The MLS All-Stars will face 10-time La Liga champions Atletico at Orlando City’s Exploria Stadium on July 31.

AFP

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