March scores the winning goal with the "oldest trick in the world": the goalkeeper doesn't understand anything

A goal by a conjurer, constructed by exploiting a moment of distraction and a position practically invisible to the goalkeeper's eyes. Crewe Alexandra striker Josh March was the protagonist of one of the most curious goals of the weekend in League Two, deciding the challenge against Northampton with an intuition that left opponents and spectators astonished.

Crewe won 1-0 thanks to a carefully studied move, or perhaps simply born of an extraordinary reading of the situation. March, in fact, behaved almost like John Cena, famous for his phrase "You can't see me": when Zach Jeacock still had the ball in his hands, the striker was out of the field, behind the goalkeeper and even beyond the end line.

March appears out of nowhere and scores into an empty net: Northampton protests

The incident occurred shortly after the start of the second half. Jeacock had just cleared a low shot from Calum Agius and, after controlling the ball, decided to move forward a few metres to start the action, placing the ball on the ground without realising that March was in close proximity. The Crewe striker waited for the right moment and, as soon as the ball became playable, he returned to the pitch behind the goalkeeper, ran towards the ball and sent it into the completely empty net.

An extremely quick move, as simple as it was difficult to read by those on the pitch. The goalkeeper didn't understand anything and the Northampton defenders didn't react in time either: protests were immediate, but the referee confirmed the goal.

An old trick that returns to open discussions

The episode inevitably brought to mind a similar feat by Dion Dublin in 1997, when the then Coventry City striker managed to surprise Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given with a virtually identical strategy. That goal was also confirmed and has since remained one of the most curious examples of opportunism in English football.

Italian football also remembers a similar episode, but one that dates back many years: in the Inter-Liverpool match, the second leg of the 1964-1965 Champions Cup semi-final, Peirò hid behind goalkeeper Clemence and stole the ball before sending it into the net.

A clever move worth three points and, above all, brought back to the stage one of the oldest tricks in football: disappearing from the goalkeeper's sight and appearing exactly when he least expects it.