John rooney, midfielder of Stockport County of the National League, the English fifth division, has always lived in the shadow of his older brother Wayne, current player of the Derby County, bottom of the Championship, and myth of the Manchester United and the English national team. However, this weekend, John from 29 years, He became one of the protagonists of English football, scoring a goal from his own field, thus signing one of the goals of the year in British and European football. He emulated in this way Wayne, which a few years ago, while playing in the DC United of Washington of the MLS, already marked also from the middle of the field.
The goal of John rooney also, that like his older brother also played in the United States, in the ranks of the New York Red Bull (2011) and Orlando City (2012), allowed to open the can and was decisive for his team, founded in 1883 in the city of Stockport, belonging to the 'Greater Manchester' and just a few ten kilometers from Old Trafford, defeated the Rochdale (1-2), thus qualifying for the second round of the Emirates FA Cup.
They had disputed 7 minutes when after a throw-in and recovering a ball, John rooney saw ahead of the rival goalkeeper and did not hesitate to send a precise and distant howitzer that surprised the young Gavin Bazunu (18 years old), who could not do anything to avoid the 0-1.