Gonçalo Paciência is goal scorer of the month. His powerful volley goal in the game against Hoffenheim won the vote with over 32 percent of the vote.
Admittedly, Paciência It’s pretty clear and Hoffenheim are probably already mentally in the locker room with a 3-0 lead in the 90th minute – but still: you have to do it like that first. Bochum’s loan from Celta Vigo does it – perfectly.
VfL defender Christian Gamboa crosses from the right wing. The ball sails high into the box and comes down again at about the penalty spot. It says right there Paciência pretty much left alone by all of Hoffenheim’s opponents and has plenty of time to aim for the ball and then volley it perfectly into the top right corner of the goal. Keeper Oliver Baumann has no chance of defending himself.
94 hits in the volley goal category
This is the 94th goal of the month in the volley goal category. The first was scored by Peter Braun from SV 09 Fraulautern in July 1971, and the last one was scored by Dimitrij Nazarov from FC Aue in September 2022.
There have been many spectacular hits in this category over the past 53 years of this competition. The only volley free kick goal in Bundesliga history, set up by Jupp Heynckes and scored by Güntzer Netzer in March 1973, or Marco van Basten’s brilliant volley from an impossible angle in June 1988, or Manuel Stiefler’s diving back-heel volley in March 2018 will never be forgotten.
The eighth TdM for Bochum
For Bochum, the goal is from Paciência the eighth goal of the month overall. The first was achieved by the unforgettable Werner Balte in June 1971. In the all-time team ranking table at TdM, VfL climbed to 17th place.