Zlatan Ibrahimovic joins the 500 Goal Club
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i was close to the goal. it reminds me of a goal i did in ajax he said. it came from a cross and i turned around and i hit it. i was just trying to hit the goal and it went in1 swedish striker zlatan ibrahimovic made history on saturday scoring his 500th career goal in stunning fashion but it wasnt enough to lift the los angeles galaxy to a win over toronto fc1 the six-foot-five 1.95 metre ibrahimovic released a perfectly-timed roundhouse kick in the 43th minute that fooled goalkeeper alex bono for his 17th goal of the season1 the goal cut the deficit to 3-1 and sparked a three-goal galaxy rally but the defending mls champions would go on to win 5-3 in front of a crowd of 30700 at bmo field in toronto1 i am happy for toronto because they will be remembered as my 500th victim said ibrahimovic1 ibrahimovic came into saturdays game tied for second in mls scoring1 the 36-year-old ibrahimovic has always had a flair for the dramatic and he did just that in becoming the third active footballer to reach the milestone joining lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo1 ibrahimovic scored 62 of his goals for sweden with the rest coming while playing for malmo ff ajax juventus inter milan barcelona ac milan paris saint-germain manchester united and now the galaxy1 jonathan osorios 75th-minute go-ahead goal halted a three-goal galaxy comeback and helped give toronto some much needed points in their playoff push1 jay chapman added an insurance goal in stoppage time with a low shot to the corner1 it is an incredible achievement said galaxy coach dominic kinnear of ibrahimovics goal. the guy is a great goal scorer and it is a memorable one for him for many reasons1 asked if it was memorable one for the coach kinnear said in about 10 years from now1