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Port Vale player channels inner Di Canio with scissor-kick wonder goal

A Port Vale player channels his inner Paolo Di Canio with a scissor-kick wonder goal that helped his side to a big win against Sutton United.

Jamie Proctor produced a stunning strike in the 2-0 victory to keep the Valiant’s automatic promotion hopes alive on Saturday afternoon.

Proctor’s acrobatic goal came just under 20 minutes after James Wilson’s 7th minute opener to sink their lacklustre visitors. who blew a chance to get in the League Two playoffs.

In-form Port Vale got off to the perfect start when Mal Benning’s cross from the left came to Proctor, and when his shot was deflected to Wilson, his finish was a tad fortunate.

Sutton United keeper Dean Bouzanis stopped his shot but the ball bounced back to Wilson, who rolled it across the line.

Proctor doubled the lead in spectacular style mid-way through the first half.

It came from another ball sent in from Benning, looping into the air after being deflected. Proctor got on the end of it, leaping high to surprise everyone with a scissor-kick volley into the top corner.

Sutton’s Craig Eastmond wasted two chances late in the half and Connor Hall cleared the bar with a chance to seal the win early in the second half, and Omar Bugiel also fired over for Sutton.

Joe Kizzi went the closest for the visitors, heading the ball against the bar 20 minutes from time, but Port Vale were in control enough to see out the game and pick up all three points.

Port Vale assistant manager Andy Crosby, stepping in temporarily for Darrell Clarke due to family bereavement, was all in praise for his team and supporters.

“It was an electric start. We said we had to start fast, which we have been doing here. We got on the front foot and scored two early goals.

“The game became a little bit scrappy then for the rest of the first half and they had a spell. But we knew what we had to do today against them. Out of possession, we had to do all the basics to a really high level.

“We had to be ultra-competitive without being silly and giving free kicks away. We had to win duels, run after people, get blocks in and stop balls from coming in the box. We did a manful job of that and, when we got the ball, we had to play our game, which was something we spoke about before the game. We had to impose ourselves on them, otherwise they would dominate the game and how they wanted to play the game.

“So, delighted with the start, a good clean sheet and the lads will now get a couple of days off to recover and reflect on where we are at. And we will attack the rest of the games coming up.”

He added: “It always helps when you score early. It settled everyone down and gives the crowd some impetus as well. I thought the crowd were fantastic, they created a really good atmosphere.”

Sutton: D Bouzanis, J Kizzi, B Wyatt, C Eastmond, B Goodliffe, L John, D Ajiboye (sub W Randall 65), D Wilson (sub I Olaofe 62), O Bugiel (sub R Bennett 76), H Beautyman, E Boldewijn. Subs n/u S Nelson, C Rowe, K Davis, R Korboa. Booked: John

Port Vale: A Stone, T Pett (sub A Martin 12), H Charsley, B Walker, C Hall, N Smith, D Worrall (sub S Robinson 87), B Garrity, J Wilson (sub D Amoo 65), J Proctor, M Benning. Subs n/u T Holy, A Hurst, R Edmondson, K Harratt. Booked: Walker, Proctor.

Referee: Martin Coy

There was plenty of reaction as the Port Vale player channels his inner Di Canio with that scissor-kick wonder goal…

@KyleBrookes26: Bennings reaction, the same as mine. Unbelievable Jeff

@BenjaminGrocott: Mine was the same except I was trying look for somewhere put my chips down before I spilt them

@MichaelFerns12: Better than Di Canio’s that and way further out

@JacobPVFCdon: Ill never get tired of seeing this goal!!! #pvfc

@dooleywill: Proctor scoring goal of the season and @SafetyFirstUK dropping behind his celebration…. perfection! #UTV 🤩⚽️🟡⚪️⚫️

@sid_lambert:
Scissorbastard sighting:
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@willpoole2000: Unbelievable goal

@sarahpvfc: 🤩😍😍

@CraigNeild: Filth.

@JME2596: Love Bennings reaction 😱😂

@FotMob: The kind of goal you’d be dining off for years.

@rigby113: Massive we are. 😉 #pvfc

@tadhgy85: A la Di Canio, nice one

@jamesbenjamin5: This one is more like the one that Gus Poyet scored for Chelsea that time. That’s taking nothing away from it though, bastard of a goal

@EliteTier1: Di Canio from an angle, harder to score than being central

@ross_dibley: Goal of the season by mile wow

@Robbo______: What a fukin hit 🤣🤣

@jamescsalmon: This was just awesome! 😀 brilliant lads 👏 #pvfc

@nicko_1983: Didn’t realise we’d signed Paolo Di Canio, Jamie Proctor take a bow 💥💥💥⚽

@madhouse_matt: One of the best goals I’ve ever seen at Vale Park. Jamie Proctor take a fucking bow! #pvfc

@thomasrowley24: fair fucks

@Aliciajade_xxo: What a day 😍

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