With 2014 coming to a close, many soccer sites and fans are posting montages of the best goals from the calendar year. While there were some beautiful strikes in many high-profile competitions, there are several goals that may not have caught worldwide attention, but are worth looking at again. This year, I saw two goals stick out in particular that didn’t receive a lot of attention, but they were not only spectacular, they also contributed to those teams’ fortunes in a deeper meaning.

Alex Revell

In the League One Play-off Final at Wembley last May, Rotherham United found themselves trailing Leyton Orient 2-0 at halftime. A 55th-minute goal from the 30-year-old Revell gave the Millers hope of a comeback, and it only took five minutes afterward for the former Orient striker to tie the game with an amazing half-volley…

Rotherham eventually edged Leyton Orient on penalties to earn promotion to the League Championship, the second tier of the English league system.

Drew DeLozier

In November, Maranatha Baptist University trailed Ohio Christian University by a goal at halftime of the NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) Men’s Division II Soccer Championship Game. But DeLozier, a senior from Watertown, Wisconsin, had this effort from the middle third, very reminiscent of Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal at Porto in 2009…

Maranatha Baptist would get a winning goal minutes later from Wira Wama to win the championship 2-1.

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