Sidemen 8-7 YouTube All Stars: Footage of 'Mark Goldbridge ball' is impressive

Mark Goldbridge’s YouTube All Stars team were on the receiving end of an 8-7 defeat at the hands of Sidemen FC on Saturday afternoon.

In a charity match at Charlton Athletic’s home ground, which raised over £1 million, goals were certainly not at a premium.

There were seven in total during the first half of proceedings, including an absolute corker from Chunkz as Goldbridge’s side went in at the half-time break with a 4-3 advantage.

After the interval, Sidemen quickly levelled the scores at 4-4, before social media sensation Castro restored the All Stars’ advantage.

The celebration from the Mexican streamer was quite special, as he paid tribute to his mother who recently beat cancer.

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And the goal itself was actually a work of art.

You don’t expect to use the phrase ‘champagne football’ when talking about a charity match featuring people who’ve never played the game professionally, but it’s only way to describe it.

It was a superbly-executed routine from back to front. Cal The Dragon rolled the ball out to kickstart the move and from there, ‘Total Football’ came to life.

The passing was crisp and incisive, while the left-footed finish from Castro after he was found by a perfectly-weighted through ball was worthy of any top-level striker.

Check out the wonderful goal in its entirety…

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Not bad, eh?

As a result of the sweeping move and other snippets of quality from the All Stars, Goldbridge received quite a bit of praise for his managerial nous on Twitter – of which some was, of course, a little tongue-in-cheek.

It’s a shame Goldbridge and his players weren’t able to secure victory in the end, with a late wonder-goal from Miniminter