The Goal With Five Scorers

Yeovil Town 3-3 Norwich City

One of my bugbears about modern-day football is that it is taken far too seriously. There is far too much chin stroking about formations, people being under pressure, financial implications and clubs in 'crisis' whenever they lose two matches in a row. This was one of those games that serves as a reminder as to why people really watch football.

I'll go further, it wasn't even so much the match as one brilliant moment right at the end. Norwich's 94 minute equaliser which made it 3-3. They had gone 3-2 down in stoppage time before one stupendous moment of utter chaos when, with City's goalkeeper Fraser Forster joining in the attack, Russell Martin fired one last desperate ball into the Yeovil penalty area. GOAL!!

But who had scored it? That isn't a comfortable question when, as a commentator, you are supposed to be right on top of things at all times. Had Martin's effort gone straight in or was there a touch among the forest of players in the penalty area. Gary Doherty certainly seemed to be claiming it, but the Yeovil PA man gave it to Darel Russell.

Second later, after the final whistle, it emerged Norwich's official website had given the goal to Grant Holt. Confusion no reigned, so there was one thing for it - ask the manager. So before the post-match interview with Paul Lambert I asked whether we should be crediting the dramatic equaliser to Doherty, Russell Martin, Darel Russell or Holt. "I thought it was Jens Berthel Askou." Lambert said. We now had 5 possible scorers.

Doherty was quick to make sure we all knew it was indeed his feather-like touch which had made all the difference and given him two goals in the game with Chris Martin getting the other.

A point at Yeovil will not even raise the most excitable of eyebrows when written down in cold record-book form. But those Norwich fans that were there were beaming long after full-time at seeing a moment of true, organic, unpredictable drama.

Forget the talk of 4-4-2's, 4-5-1's, and diamond midfields - football's better when the unexpected unfolds in front of you.

After Doherty's celebration Yeovil will have to re-work the above sign.

'WARNING! During the match, beware of Gary Doherty entering the stand.'