Once in a lifetime! Goalkeeper Luka Gavran scores unbelievable goal for Toronto FC | OneFootball

By Ben Wright

Luka Gavran, you can't be serious!!

With his team trailing 3-2 in the waning moments of their Matchday 9 clash with the Philadelphia Union at BMO Field, the Toronto FC goalkeeper ranged forward for a last-second free kick – a desperation manuever that rarely works.

The 6-foot-5 Canadian backstop then stepped up and delivered an equalizer for the ages, rising up and heading home a striker's finish past Andre Blake to rescue an unforgettable 3-3 draw.

Unlikely hero

After the match, Gavran could barely process that he had just lived every goalkeeper's dream.

"I can't even remember what happened!" Gavran told the MLS 360 studio crew.

"I think there was 10 seconds left. I looked to the bench, and everyone was waving me down to go, so I was like, you know what? And then here, I thought [the referee] was gonna blow [the whistle]. I was like, 'OK, recycle my run', and the rest was [history]... I used to be a No. 9, you know!"

Gavran is just the third goalkeeper in league history to score a goal, and the first since William Hesmer did so for the Columbus Crew against Toronto on October 16, 2010.

Toronto FC goalkeeper Luka Gavran: "I used to be a 9!"

Major moment

The dramatic finish bookended a wild match at BMO Field, which saw Toronto erase a 2-0 deficit thanks to goals from Josh Sargent and Kobe Franklin, only to see Philadelphia's Nathan Harriel score a would-be game-winner in the 89th minute.

Gavran ensured that wouldn't be the case.

"We do set pieces every day, so you know I'm used to it," he said. "We had the team talk and I couldn't even look at my phone; it was blowing up.

"Everyone's messaging me and then it was like, 'Oh, you got some interviews', so I'm still [buzzing] inside."