Instinct the secret behind keeper’s flying backheel

It gave his new team, ADO Den Haag of the Dutch Eredivisie, a late equalizer in their season-opening 2-2 draw against PSV.

The home side were losing 2-1 to the league champions deep into injury time when Hansen decided he might cause a bit of commotion in the box for a last-minute corner.

His set piece was met by Danish keeper Martin Hansen who conjured a stunning leaping backheel to be the unlikely hero at the scoring end, sending the Kyocera Stadion into hysterics.

25-year-old Hansen spent six years at Liverpool as a young goalkeeper, arriving from Brondby in 2006, and coming through the academy system at Melwood, with the Dane winning the FA Youth Cup 2007 while at Merseyside.

It would have been an impressive goal from a striker – unbelievable from a ‘keeper.

A former Orlando City trialist may have scored one of the best-ever goals by a goalkeeper.

Hansen was once on the books at Liverpool, although he never played for the first team.