This week’s Best Objective comes from ‘The Maradona of the Carpathians’, Gheorghe Hagi.
Hagi was enjoying for his nationwide aspect Romania towards Colombia within the 1994 World Cup, when within the thirty fourth minute he acquired the ball huge 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 laborious over the goalkeeper’s head. His shot dipped just below the crossbar into the far nook of the web.
The aim took everyone without warning, however Hagi undoubtedly would have meant it. The Romanian was one of the crucial gifted gamers of his technology and the best participant to have come from Romania.
Hagi’s aim within the thirty fourth minute gave Romania a two-goal lead after Florin Raducioiu had opened the scoring within the sixteenth minute. Adolfo Valencia received 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 achieve the Quarter Finals the place they had been overwhelmed by a robust Sweden group. 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 aspect Bari after the event to hitch Johan Cruyff’s Barcelona, the place he stayed for 2 years earlier than ending his profession at Turkish aspect Galatasary.