The State of Ohio Soccer: Embarrassing

This is New York Red Bulls rookie goalie Danny Cepero booming a 81-yard goal on Saturday at Giants Stadium.

Cepero was making his Major League Soccer (I love saying that, it sounds so very official) debut. He was given this promising opportunity because the starting goalie Jon Conway was suspended for testing positive for performance enhancing substances.

The free kick was the first goal ever for a goalie in MLS history. Sure enough it was against the Columbus Crew. It hopped right over the outstretched arms of Crew goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum. New York beat the Columbus 3-1.

By: Jimmy Smith