This week’s Best Purpose comes from ‘The Maradona of the Carpathians’, Gheorghe Hagi.
Hagi was taking part in for his nationwide facet Romania towards Colombia within the 1994 World Cup, when within the thirty fourth minute he acquired the ball large on the left wing.He noticed Colombian goalkeeper Oscar Cordoba barely off his line and after taking a few touches, hit the ball excessive and exhausting over the goalkeeper’s head. His shot dipped slightly below the crossbar into the far nook of the online.
The purpose took everyone without warning, however Hagi positively would have meant it. The Romanian was one of the vital gifted gamers of his technology and the best participant to have come from Romania.
Hagi’s purpose within the thirty fourth minute gave Romania a two-goal lead after Florin Raducioiu had opened the scoring within the sixteenth minute. Adolfo Valencia bought one again for the South People shortly earlier than half time however Raducioiu added his second of the sport to safe the win within the 89th minute.
Romania went on to achieve the Quarter Finals the place they had been crushed by a robust Sweden crew. The 1994 period is seen as Romania’s golden period and some of their squad joined Premier League groups after the match. Hagi left Italian facet Bari after the match to affix Johan Cruyff’s Barcelona, the place he stayed for 2 years earlier than ending his profession at Turkish facet Galatasary.
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