
This week’s Best Aim comes from ‘The Maradona of the Carpathians’, Gheorghe Hagi.
Hagi was enjoying for his nationwide facet Romania towards Colombia within the 1994 World Cup, when within the thirty fourth minute he acquired the ball broad 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 arduous over the goalkeeper’s head. His shot dipped slightly below the crossbar into the far nook of the web.
The purpose took everyone abruptly, 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 acquired one again for the South Individuals 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 succeed in the Quarter Finals the place they have been crushed by a powerful Sweden workforce. The 1994 period is seen as Romania’s golden period and some of their squad joined Premier League groups after the event. Hagi left Italian facet Bari after the event to hitch Johan Cruyff’s Barcelona, the place he stayed for 2 years earlier than ending his profession at Turkish facet Galatasary.