COLLEGIATE women’s football star McKalie Ball scored a bizarre goal on Thursday – netting after being FLATTENED by a goalkeeper’s clearance.

Louisville Cardinals forward Ball ran up to North Carolina Tar Heels goalie Peyton Trayer in the 73rd minute of the two sides’ meeting.

And Trayer’s powerful boot up field landed flush on the back of Ball’s head.

Ball went tumbling to the turf as the match ball looped over Trayer’s head and bounced into the net.

The stricken Cardinals star was still down in agony when the ball crossed the line and did not even realise she had scored.

Some of her team-mates briefly celebrated the freak goal, which had levelled the scores up at 2-2.

But upon seeing Ball on the ground, several ran over to check on her.

The attacker was clearly in serious discomfort as she writhed around while being tended to by a medic.

And Ball was unable to continue, needing assistance to leave the pitch.

To add insult to injury, North Carolina reclaimed the lead just a few minutes later.

Hope Munson was the scorer as she nabbed her third goal of the game, claiming her first career hat-trick.

That rounded off the regular season for North Carolina, who finished with a 15-2-0 overall record as Louisville sunk to 10-4-3.