MODENA goalkeeper Riccardo Gagno scored an extraordinary goal on Saturday to give his team a huge boost in their Serie B promotion hopes.

The incredible incident occurred during the Serie C clash between Modena and Imolese.

The points were about to be shared as the game neared full time with the score at 1-1.

But, in the 91st minute a moment of madness occurred as the ball was played back to Gagno who sent a long pass towards the opposition goal.

The effort went unchallenged and the ball bounced over Imolese goalkeeper Gian Maria Rossi before rolling into the back of the net.

The Canaries immediately swarmed their goalkeeper in celebration of the superb strike.

Modena currently sit at the top of Group B in Serie C.

If they remain in the position by the end of the season they will earn promotion to Serie B – the second tier of Italian football.

Meanwhile, Imolese are struggling in 19th.

The other teams who look set to earn promotion at the moment are Sudtirol and Bari.

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Former England keeper Paul Robinson scored a similar long kick goal for Spurs against Watford in 2007.

And in 2012 ex-Everton keeper Tim Howard launched a huge clearance that bounced over Bolton's Adam Bogdan into the net.

The last time it happened in the Premier League was when Stoke's Asmir Begovic scored against fellow No1 Artur Boruc of Southampton.