Have to disagree. While Owairan ran further albeit 70 yards as opposed to 60, their wasn't a huge amount of defensive resistance. Also, the context was completely different. This was a final group game for both teams and Belgium had already qualified for the next round so were hardly up for the fight. Maradona's was in a quarter final against a much tougher opponent. While Owairan's was indeed a spectacular goal, I think the lesser opposition and importance of the match has to come into play as I'm sure some equally spectacular solo efforts have been put away at non league level against poor opposition, which, removed from that context, could be said to be technically better.
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Re: Is this Goal Better than Maradona's? (World Cup 1994)