article: A once in a lifetime shot, they said, but it appears Charlie Adam has done it before. The Stoke midfielder has been the talk of football this Easter weekend after his incredible 66-yard goal against Chelsea. Adam's sweetly struck left-footed strike gave goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois absolutely no chance. Scroll down to watch video of Charlie Adam scoring from the halfway line in 2009 . Charlie Adam picks the ball up inside his own half during a reserve match against Accrington Stanley . Adam knocks the ball out in front of him before spotting the goalkeeper of his line and shooting . The Stanley keeper tries desperately to stop the ball as it sails towards the goal . The goalkeeper is left sprawled on the floor as the ball hits the back of the net . And that is not the first time the Scot has had a goalkeeper frantically back-pedalling before picking the ball out of his own net. Back in 2009, Adam scored a similar effort for Blackpool reserves against Accrington Stanley. He was in the opposition half this time though was out wide before hitting an effort that draws similarities with David Beckham's famous goal against Wimbledon in 1996. The stage, it has to be said, was far smaller too, though it's easy to see why Adam backed himself at Stamford Bridge on this evidence.
highlights: Charlie Adam scored brilliant long range goal against Chelsea on Saturday .
  The Scot scored a similar effort for Blackpool reserves in 2009 .
  The goal was captured on video by Blackpool's Tangerine TV .
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