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20 years ago, a june 22 at the Azteca stadium, Argentina and England where playing for the quarter finals of the world cup. Nobody ever imagined that what they where seing was history, the greatest goal ever was scored.
Only a genius could've done such a poem from football, a real work of art, and the greatest moment in Argentinian history, a moment of joy, tears, excitement. The biggest proof of this, its Victor Hugo Morales' telling of this goal, a real poet of the microfone. In just seconds he managed to pronounce the most glorious words to describe this magical moment.
''...la va a tocar para Diego, ahi la tiene Maradona, lo marcan dos, pisa la pelota Maradona, arranca por la derecha el genio del futbol mundial, y deja el tercero y va a tocar para Burruchaga...
Siempre Maradona! Genio! Genio! Genio! ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta... y Goooooool... Gooooool...
Quiero llorar! Dios santo! Viva el futbol! Golazo! Diego! Maradona! Es para llorar perdonenme...
Maradona, en una corrida memorable, en la jugada de todos los tiempos...
barrilete cosmico... de que planeta viniste? Para dejar en el camino tanto ingles, para que el pais sea un puno apretado, gritando por Argentina....por Maradona
Argentina 2 - Inglaterra 0...
Diegol, Diegol, Diego Armando Maradona...
Gracias dios, por el futbol, por Maradona, por estas lagrimas, por este Argentina 2 - Inglaterra 0... ''
He describes it as the play of all times, ''cosmic kite'', waht planet did you came from?, he asks, to leave behind so many englishmans, for making the country shout for Argentina, for Maradona, and ends with ''thanks god for football, for these tears, for this Argentina 2 - England 0''.
It gives me goosbumps everytime i hear it.
Well, nothing more to add, just enjoy it:
http://www.fabio.com.ar/downloads/maradona.mpg
http://www.fabio.com.ar/downloads/barrilete.mp3
ukrainian_CA
23-06-2006, 13:48
as well then ...
Greatest cheat, greatest goal next.
great goal from maradona .. i have seen this goal many times and it's just greattt :fero: the other video dosn;t work :p1510: maybe i have any problem in my pc
zlatanov
23-06-2006, 14:01
true, that goal was something really special but even if I were Argentine, I wouldn't have mentioned this, let alone open a thread about it and celebrate an anniversary, because of the other goal in that same game.
well, only someone like Diego could have made the greatest cheat, and the greatest goal just minutes away from each other...
Patu, the funniest thing about that one is that the Arg. midfielder (forgot his name) who gave him the ball still in Arg. territory said that 50% of that goal was his... he gave him a goal pass :)
hhhha, yes, el negro Enrique, he always says that he could've played the ball back to Batista, and the goal would have never existed, so he is co-responsable actually.
true, that goal was something really special but even if I were Argentine, I wouldn't have mentioned this, let alone open a thread about it and celebrate an anniversary, because of the other goal in that same game.
Zlat, we have to understand that for us, yes, it was a great goal, and not much more than that....but on one hand, Argentines are famous for exagerating their own virtues, and on the other for them Maradona is literally a God...
an Arab guy scored a goal more or less similar to this one in USA WC in '94, but it never had the same relevance... this meant a lot more for Argentina because of the football culture, the war in the Malvines, etc.
i'm not sure what to congratulate ... the fact he was able to punch the ball in or the fact he ran past slow england players like Peter Reid in the Mexican sunshine :haha:
good goal though
Patú, never though that you are proud of this goal... :rollani: :D IMO it's one of the worse moments in football history.
By the way, never ending mistakes by referees [this WC is not an exception] presuppose a necessity of TV replays. I am disappionted and sometimes diguisted to watch better team suffering defeats due to mistakes which can be avoided nowadays. :(
I am disappionted and sometimes diguisted to watch better team suffering defeats due to mistakes which can be avoided nowadays. :(
:hihihi: :rollani:
SANT, the goal ur referring to was saeed owairans goal for saudi arabia vs belgium to send them to the next round
patu, great goal, ive seen it many many times and it one of my favorite moments in history :D
Jivara, yes, Saeed Al Owairan #10, correct?
that was a great goal also, he was running much faster than Diego, but of course, S. Arabia vs. Belgium wasn't as significative as Argentina vs. England...
Rae, I think you're thinking about the "Hand of God"... we're talking about the other goal Diego scored that day, starting behind midfield...
I prefer the fantastico headed goal by the miraculous Gary Lineaker ... abely assisted by John Barnes :D
Jim, with all the due respect to the fact that you are English (I assume), there's no chance to even compare... sorry :)
ukrainian_CA
23-06-2006, 21:46
I just rewatched WC-86 highlights from fifaworldcup.com
Maradona was deliberately elbowed in the face before the first "goal", the ref. missed it i guess. I guess Diego just went nuts.
Well i think Jim was joking, i hope.
And for all of you that dont know, its not just me who says this was the greatest goal.
4 years ago, Fifa made an international poll, and this goal was chosen as the best ever, for people from all around the world, so i think it was significant just for us.
And about the hand of god, well, why didnt Shilton reacted, or anyone? noone reacted untill they saw it some time later. Or maybe they where so dum they didnt realised. Anyway there where greatest cheats in history, but if it comes about Diego, he is the biggest criminal of all. I think no one remembers the penalty Codesal badly called in the next WC in the Argentina-Germany final in Italy. That penalty took us away what could have been our 3rd WC title, but no, that wasnt a big cheat. Sorry.
Shilton is what? like 1.90 mts.? plus the lenght of his arms...
Maradona is like 1.65 mts. :55angel:
ukrainian_CA
24-06-2006, 00:12
Shilton is what? like 1.90 mts.? plus the lenght of his arms...
Maradona is like 1.65 mts. :55angel:
Are we trying to justifythat it is OK to play like that? Diego was late and not tall enough to get that ball. It was despicable. Twas a disgusting play which tainted that beautiful WC and Diego's reputation outside of ARG and ITA (maybe). Nowdays, as I said before, he could ve gotten an expulsion and the 2nd goal would never happen. And please do not forget, w/o that 1st handball goal England may have not been eliminated. What a mess...
But they where, so go crying to the church. The next WC they paid us back with the fake penalty Codesal called in the final vs Germany, but nobody said nothing about it. We could've won, but we lost.
Some days ago Brehme (executor of the penaltie) said himself that the penaltie wasnt so, and nobody made a deal about it. If Diego scores a goal with his hand, he is a criminal.
Rae, I think you're thinking about the "Hand of God"... we're talking about the other goal Diego scored that day, starting behind midfield...oooh sh!te phuck... :eekani: :haha:
sorry, I am just so angry on Maradona that I can not see anything good about him... only the bullsh!te he has made...
Oh come on Sant, how can you not compare the two ? Lineaker rose majestically like a strong young salmon leaping up a tough river current ... powering in his header :ilol:
I am, like pa7uel said, joking :rotfl:
And about the hand of god, well, why didnt Shilton reacted, or anyone? noone reacted untill they saw it some time later. Or maybe they where so dum they didnt realised.
You're wrong about that though pa7uel, they did react, pretty much half the team were tapping their arms to the linesman and the ref. Diego knew the goal probably wouldn't stand but he ran away celebrating as if it were a normal goal and then he encouraged his team mates to follow him and celebrate with him ... to create the illusion that it was a legitimate goal. If you watch, the other Argentina players aren't sure about celebrating straight after it went it, but Diego beckons them over to the sideline to celebrate thus making an unsure ref decide it was a good goal, despite the many protests from the English players.
This isn't my belief either, this is from Diego himself when Gary Lineaker interviewed him a few months ago. He spoke quite openly about it. But still, that isn't the goal you're on about. So it isn't relevant :)
Yes, the one who did realised was Fenwick, but Shilton could'v never seen it, but yes, this is relevant, both goals where special, so i think it is relevant. What is not relevant is to discuss about it because its done and nothing can change it. And i think we are even, because they paid us back in '90 and '94, so we had our punishment.
Stezagud
24-06-2006, 11:44
And i think we are even, because they paid us back in '90 and '94, so we had our punishment.
what?
I think England drew the short straw in this karmic justice deal...
God: "sorry you got cheated out of the 86 world cup, to even things out we'll let you watch as your other big rival beats Argentina for you in 1990"
Sir Bobby Robson: "eh? how is watching the Germans win supposed to make us feel better about Maradona's handball? why dont you just let us beat Argentina and win the world cup ourselves?"
God: "Silence! its called the 'hand of god' for a reason ;) for challenging my decision! i'll make your star player cry like a baby in front of the world and then you lose on an agonising penalty shootout..."
:wallbang: :D
But Shilton did see it because Diego jumped in front of him to get the ball, there were at least 4 or 5 players indicating the ball hit his hand.
I honestly can't see how you can call that goal special, there was nothing special about it and i don't see it's relevance in the celebrations of his second goal :confused: For the second one you're celebrating something with artistry and skill behind it, in my opinion the first goal doesn't make the second goal anymore special. If the second goal was the only goal he scored that day, we'd still all be talking about it just as much don't you think ?
ukrainian_CA
24-06-2006, 17:35
Yes, the one who did realised was Fenwick, but Shilton could'v never seen it, but yes, this is relevant, both goals where special, so i think it is relevant. What is not relevant is to discuss about it because its done and nothing can change it. And i think we are even, because they paid us back in '90 and '94, so we had our punishment.
And the WC-90 handball save at the goal-line against USSR was nice too.
I do not blaim Diego for that save, no-goal, but the referre who should have NEVER been close to the USSR team after what he (Fredrickson) did in 86 against Belgium.
Yes, the one who did realised was Fenwick, but Shilton could'v never seen it, but yes, this is relevant, both goals where special, so i think it is relevant. What is not relevant is to discuss about it because its done and nothing can change it. And i think we are even, because they paid us back in '90 and '94, so we had our punishment.
stop trying to make excuses for argentina's exits, all teams feel theyve been cheated at one point (except juve), if the ref didnt change goals during the PKs between jordan and japan in the asian cup we might have won it... we might have had more confidence in ourselves and got into the world cup, and you know what? maybe we would have won it too... :5130:
I wasnt giving wxcues, just replying to those who said that the hand of god was the biggest cheat in football history saying that there where biggest cheats, or equal. I spoke about '90 final just as an example. Football is full of cheats. Another cheat that should come to your mind is Simeone's diving in '98, wich got Beckham sent of, i think that was a bigger cheat. And we are even, because in 2002 you sealed our fate in the first round, that was the begging of our end. You should be happy, we could never beat you without cheating.
oh. such a raging debate.. before u saxons say that we are biased.. please remember.. we were practically cheated of a WC in 82 due to the Falklands issue.. politics played a big influence in getting Argentina booted out( though they somehow managed to go to rd of 16 if i'm not wrong ).. That world cup Maradona was practically being Hacked Down with 2 footed challanges or wrestled to the ground everytime he got the ball.. where was the justice in that?
don't worry pa7uel i'm sure you'll win it this year :)
I wasnt giving wxcues, just replying to those who said that the hand of god was the biggest cheat in football history saying that there where biggest cheats, or equal. I spoke about '90 final just as an example. Football is full of cheats. Another cheat that should come to your mind is Simeone's diving in '98, wich got Beckham sent of, i think that was a bigger cheat. And we are even, because in 2002 you sealed our fate in the first round, that was the begging of our end. You should be happy, we could never beat you without cheating.
ey man, if its one thing i want, its too see the english team getting knocked out in the worst way possible (sorry to all english fans here but i hate england on NT just like i hate juve or inter or chelsea on club level), so you keep on cheating, and keeping knocking them out, but leave the title for the azzuri! :sagrin:
Well, its a shame, if we 'd lose with Holland, we'd be on England's leg. I've never wished to loose so much haha. Now its up to Ecuador to be their executor. This afternoon we are all ''tricolores'', supporting our american brothers, hehe.
i am with ya, so far theyre doing great and its very possible...
FORZA ECUADOR!!!
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