ATLANTA - A 55th minute strike by Emerson Hyndman won the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) goal of the week fan vote despite not being nominated nor being in the correct league.

“I simply do not understand how this happened,” stated NISA IT director and director of merchandising Robert Jerran. “It defies all logic. The goal wasn’t even nominated. And we have captcha? Who knew there was a way around captcha?”

Fans of Atlanta United reportedly swamped the NISA servers to vote for the Hyndman strike as they exerted their influence on the popularity contest.

“HIS GOAL WAS THE BEST IN EVERY LEAGUE,” stated Atlanta United fan Dominic Hayes. “EVERYONE WILL RESPECT THE GOAL. BETTER THAN MESSI. BETTER THAN RONALDO. BETTER THAN EVERYONE.”

According to neutral observers, Hyndman’s goal wasn’t even the best in Major League Soccer. this week. However that didn’t stop Atlanta United fans from pushing his effort towards the top of the NISA list.

“I’m not saying it was the best goal, but it was clearly better than any goal by any team in NISA,” stated United fan Paul Stephens. “I can’t defend what our fans do, but I did vote for the goal because our team is just simply better than all the other NISA teams.”

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as Atlanta United wins goal of the week for the NWSL in week 1.