Bristol City's Dom Ballard scores stunning backheel goal against Birmingham in the Championship

Global Sports Sun, 23 Aug 2026 04:08:49 GMT Moderate confidence — 68/100

Bristol City striker Dom Ballard scored an outrageous backheel volley against Birmingham in the Championship overnight, sparking social media users to suggest the goal of the year race may already be over.
With his back to goal, Ballard connected his heel perfectly with a Rio Cardines cross to send the ball flying into the top corner and give his side the lead in the 85th minute.
Birmingham would go on to score from the penalty spot to end the game in a draw, but all the talk was about Ballard's stunning goal.

Bristol City striker Dom Ballard scored an outrageous backheel volley against Birmingham in the Championship overnight, sparking social media users to suggest the goal of the year race may already be over.
With his back to goal, Ballard connected his heel perfectly with a Rio Cardines cross to send the ball flying into the top corner and give his side the lead in the 85th minute.
Birmingham would go on to score from the penalty spot to end the game in a draw, but all the talk was about Ballard's stunning goal.

Sources: ABC Australia