Few Ebbsfleet fans would have picked Luke O’Neill to be their second-top goalscorer as they enter the final two months of the campaign.
But that’s exactly what’s happened as the 32-year-old former Gillingham defender is enjoying his best-ever season in front of goal.
O’Neill’s terrific 20-yard free-kick in last Saturday’s 4-1 win at Dorking Wanderers took his tally for the season to six. The previous five had all come from corners. “I’m pleased with it,” beamed O’Neill. “The most important thing is three points, but chipping in with goals is an extra bonus. “I believe in myself and fancy myself from set-pieces so long may it continue. “I felt like I was going to score.
Me and Rakish Bingham were talking and I said I fancied it. “There was a little gap and to be honest the goalkeeper isn’t the biggest so I thought I’d put it in the far stick.