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Watch an 18-year-old League 2 goalkeeper score on his international debut
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Watch an 18-year-old League 2 goalkeeper score on his international debut

Published Nov. 15, 2016 2:35 p.m. ET

Barnet's 18-year-old goalkeeper Kai McKenzie-Lyle made his international debut for Guyana in a 3-2 loss to Suriname in 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification. He was unfortunate enough to have conceded three goals on the day, but he did make history: the young keeper managed to score on his debut.

McKenzie-Lyle trotted up in the 119th minute in extra time, looking for a chance to get his team back into the match. Speaking from Guyana, the young keeper talked about what went through his mind in the lead-up to the goal:

"When I first ran up for the free kick I noticed I was maybe a foot taller than all of the other players.

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"The guy who took the free-kick told me he would aim for me and I said I would get my head on it. I did that and it went over the keeper and bounced in!

"It took a couple of seconds to realise I had scored but my immediate thought was I had to spin back and get back in goal to start again and look for the equaliser."

Young McKenzie-Lyle has only made one full appearance for the Barnet first team, but he's already got the distinction of scoring for his country. Not too bad for an 18-year-old goalkeeper.

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