Throwback: When Copenhagen scored a goal without the ball touching the ground

Football fans have seen powerful long-range shots, stunning free-kicks and clever team goals. But every now and then, something happens that makes you blink and ask, “Did that really just happen?”

That’s exactly what people felt in August 2002, when FC Copenhagen scored one of the most unusual goals ever seen in Danish football, a goal where the ball never touched the ground from start to finish.

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The moment came during a Danish Superliga match between FC Copenhagen and Farum BK on 11 August 2002. It started with a goal kick. Normally, with a goal kick, the keeper kicks the ball high to a teammate, it drops to the ground, and play continues.

But this time, something different unfolded.Instead of letting the ball fall, Copenhagen’s players kept it in the air. One player flicked it on. Another controlled it without letting it bounce.

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Then came another touch, quick, sharp and precise. The ball moved forward through the air, almost like it was being passed in slow motion above the pitch.

Before anyone could fully understand what was happening, the final touch, which was a shot by Peter Møller, , sent the ball straight into the net. No bounce, no roll across the grass, not a single touch of the ground, just a clean, flowing move entirely in the air.

In football, most goals involve the ball travelling along the pitch at some point. Even volleys or headers usually come after the ball has bounced or been played from the ground.What made this goal stand out was how natural it looked despite being so unusual. It wasn’t a lucky ricochet or a defensive mistake.

It was confident and deliberate. Every touch had purpose. More than two decades later, the goal is still shared online and talked about by fans. It’s one of those rare moments that reminds people why they love the game.Football can be tactical. It can be physical. It can be tense.

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But sometimes, it can also be wonderfully simple, a few players, a ball in the air, and a bit of magic.On that day in 2002, FC Copenhagen didn’t just score. They created a moment that still feels almost impossible.