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ASTONISHING VOLLEY GOES VIRAL ON INTERNET Monday , April 11 , 2016 www.shieldsgazette.com 141 See the video of Warren Byrne's goal at shieldsgazette.com BY DANIEL PRINCE daniel.prince@jpress.co.uk @ danielprince18 Mariners ' man hits global goal A South Shields Football Club player's sensational goal has gone global after his incredible volley went viral on the internet . Watch the video on our website Warren Byrne , 33 , scored the eye - catching strike in the Mariners ' 3-0 win at Tow Law Town on Saturday . After flicking the ball up once , the factory worker - who joined Shields last sum mer - then hooked it over his head with his right foot and sent a stunning left - foot volley into the opposite cor ner from 20 yards . When the video was shared by the club on Sat urday night , things quickly snowballed , and it has al ready had more than 45,000 views on the Mariners ' YouTube account alone . It was also shared to In stagram and by yesterday af ternoon the video had been watched there more than 1.5million times - with al most 300,000 likes and 3,000 comments . 5000000000000000 Byrne , who has in the 10 past played for Seaham Red Star , Bishop Auckland and Crook Town , and is from Shildon , County Durham , admits he can't believe how far the goal has spread . He said : " It has been cra zy . It's definitely the best goal I've ever scored . duon " When I heard about the number of views that it had - and all of the world wide broadcasters who'd got hold of it - I couldn't believe it . " I had lots of family mem bers ringing and texting me , and saying they couldn't be lieve it either . " It's incredible , and my phone has never stopped . " You can watch the goal at Tow Law for yourself at shieldsgazette.com - have you seen a better one this season ? |
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