MILLWALL ace Mihailo Ivanovic scored maybe the strangest aim in FA Cup historical past towards Dagenham & Redbridge.
The Lions beat the Daggers 3-0 on the Den on Monday within the competitors’s third spherical.
Ivanovic, 20, led Alex Neil’s aspect to the fourth spherical of the FA Cup albeit in completely unconventional style within the half-hour mark.
George Honeyman delivered a pinpoint cross from the left and located Jake Cooper on the far put up.
Cooper received the header and set Ivanovic for one among his personal from shut vary that was barely saved by Dagenham & Redbridge goalkeeper Elliot Justham.
The ball rolled again in direction of the Millwall ace who was mendacity on his abdomen on the grass.
And in a second of pure intuition – or absolute insanity – the striker used his head to faucet the ball behind the online and break the impasse.
The Serbia worldwide then celebrated by pointing to his head as his team-mates and the gang watched in awe.
That introduced again reminiscences of former Manchester United ace Phil Jones’ legendary head block in 2015 towards Arsenal.
The enduring second happened when Jones slipped whereas turning again to dam Olivier Giroud’s path to aim.
Giroud discovered the chance to shoot however the ex-England worldwide was decided to not be crushed and in a second of uncooked ardour he determined to place his bodily wellbeing on the road.
The previous defender lunged in entrance of the shot and cleared it together with his head.
Followers have been left staggered after Ivanovic’s personal model as they stormed social media.
One tweeted: “Mihailo Ivanovic with probably the strangest end we have seen.”
One other commented: “Straight off from Phil Jones faculty of ending.”
A 3rd wrote: “Phil Jones nodding appreciatively.”
This one posted: “Contender for headed aim of the season.”
And that one gushed: “Among the finest headers I’ve seen.”
Millwall sealed qualification within the second half with a brace by Casper De Norre.