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Date: Thu Apr 15 02:21:28 GMT+00:00 1999
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. Ryan Giggs!
2. Giggs' brilliance seals United victory in classic duel
3. BBC Report + real audio links! Giggs magic sinks Gunners
4. Truly, it was a goal fit to win any football match"
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Daily RED Trivia Thurs 15th April 1999:
15/4/1950:
Jeff Whitefoot made his debut against Portsmouth aged 16. Whitefoot won
a League Championship medal in 1956 amidst 95 appearances for the club. He
joined Grimsby Town in November 1957, and won an FA Cup winners medal
with Nottingham Forest in 1959.
15/4/1995:
In the Premiership United win 4-0 at Leicester City watched by 21,281.
Andy Cole 2, Lee Sharpe and Paul Ince scored for the Reds. Team was: Schmeichel,
G.Neville, Irwin, Bruce, Sharpe (Beckham), Pallister, Cole, Ince, McClair, Hughes
(Scholes), Butt.
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Barry Daily Comment:
Marvellous to be alive, game of the season
so far and that goal was out of this world!
Sing after me "W'ere going to WEMB-ER-LEY"
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PREMIERSHIP
*** LEAGUE TABLE AS AT 15/04/99 ***
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
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1 Manchester United 31 18 10 3 69 32 37 64
2 Arsenal 32 17 12 3 43 13 30 63
3 Chelsea 32 17 12 3 47 24 23 63
4 Leeds United 32 16 10 6 52 28 24 58
5 Aston Villa 33 13 10 10 44 39 5 49
6 West Ham United 33 13 9 11 34 40 -6 48
7 Middlesbrough 33 11 14 8 44 41 3 47
8 Derby County 32 12 11 9 36 36 0 47
9 Liverpool 31 12 8 11 57 41 16 44
10 Newcastle United 32 11 9 12 43 45 -2 42
11 Wimbledon 33 10 11 12 37 50 -13 41
12 Tottenham Hotspur 31 9 13 9 35 37 -2 40
13 Leicester City 31 9 12 10 32 39 -7 39
14 Sheffield Wednesday 32 11 5 16 38 36 2 38
15 Coventry City 33 10 7 16 34 45 -11 37
16 Everton 33 8 10 15 28 40 -12 34
17 Charlton Athletic 32 7 10 15 34 43 -9 31
18 Blackburn Rovers 32 7 10 15 32 43 -11 31
19 Southampton 33 8 6 19 28 60 -32 30
20 Nottingham Forest 33 4 9 20 30 65 -35 21
*** FIXTURES ON 14/04/99 ***
Middlesbrough v Chelsea 0-0
*** FIXTURES ON 17/04/99 ***
Charlton Athletic v Leeds United
Coventry City v Middlesbrough
Liverpool v Aston Villa
Manchester United v Sheffield Wednesday
Newcastle United v Everton
Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton v Blackburn Rovers
West Ham United v Derby County
*** FIXTURES ON 18/04/99 ***
Chelsea v Leicester City
*** TEAM RESULTS - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 21/03/99 ***
Date Opposition Score Pos. Attend.
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15/08/98 Leicester City Home D 2-2 11 55,052
22/08/98 West Ham United Away D 0-0 11 26,039
09/09/98 Charlton Athletic Home W 4-1 9 55,147
12/09/98 Coventry City Home W 2-0 5 55,193
20/09/98 Arsenal Away L 0-3 10 38,142
24/09/98 Liverpool Home W 2-0 3 55,181
03/10/98 Southampton Away W 3-0 2 15,251
17/10/98 Wimbledon Home W 5-1 2 55,265
24/10/98 Derby County Away D 1-1 2 30,867
31/10/98 Everton Away W 4-1 2 40,079
08/11/98 Newcastle United Home D 0-0 3 55,174
14/11/98 Blackburn Rovers Home W 3-2 2 55,198
21/11/98 Sheffield Wednesday Away L 1-3 2 39,475
29/11/98 Leeds United Home W 3-2 2 55,172
05/12/98 Aston Villa Away D 1-1 2 39,241
12/12/98 Tottenham Hotspur Away D 2-2 1 36,079
16/12/98 Chelsea Home D 1-1 2 55,159
19/12/98 Middlesbrough Home L 2-3 3 55,152
26/12/98 Nottingham Forest Home W 3-0 3 55,216
29/12/98 Chelsea Away D 0-0 3 34,741
10/01/99 West Ham United Home W 4-1 3 55,180
16/01/99 Leicester City Away W 6-2 2 22,091
31/01/99 Charlton Athletic Away W 1-0 1 20,043
03/02/99 Derby County Home W 1-0 1 55,174
06/02/99 Nottingham Forest Away W 8-1 1 30,025
17/02/99 Arsenal Home D 1-1 1 55,171
20/02/99 Coventry City Away W 1-0 1 22,596
27/02/99 Southampton Home W 2-1 1 55,316
13/03/99 Newcastle United Away W 2-1 1 36,500
21/03/99 Everton Home W 3-1 1 55,182
03/04/99 Wimbledon Away D 1-1 1 26,121
*** TEAM RESULTS SUMMARY - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 21/03/99 ***
P Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Home 16 11 (69%) 4 (25%) 1 (6%) 38 (2.4) 16 (1.0) 37 (2.3)
Away 14 7 (50%) 5 (36%) 2 (14%) 30 (2.1) 15 (1.1) 26 (1.9)
Total 30 18 (60%) 9 (30%) 3 (10%) 68 (2.3) 31 (1.0) 63 (2.1)
Averages per game in (brackets)
*** TEAM STATISTICS - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 21/03/99 ***
AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 55,183
HIGHEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 27/02/99 - Southampton (55,316)
LOWEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 15/08/98 - Leicester City (55,052)
BEST WIN: 06/02/99 - Nottingham Forest (8-1)
HEAVIEST DEFEAT: 20/09/98 - Arsenal (0-3)
BEST HOME WIN: 17/10/98 - Wimbledon (5-1)
HEAVIEST HOME DEFEAT: 19/12/98 - Middlesbrough (2-3)
BEST AWAY WIN: 06/02/99 - Nottingham Forest (8-1)
HEAVIEST AWAY DEFEAT: 20/09/98 - Arsenal (0-3)
*****
Champions League:
Group D P W D L F A Pts
Bayern Munich 6 3 2 1 9 6 11
Man United 6 2 4 0 20 11 10
Barcelona 6 2 2 2 11 9 8
Brondby 6 1 0 5 4 18 3
Dec 9 Brøndby 0-2 Barcelona
Dec 9 Man Utd 1-1 Bayern Munich
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CHAMPIONS' LEAGUE QUARTER-FINALS
Manchester Utd 2 v 0 Inter Milan
Real Madrid 1 v 1 Dynamo Kiev
Juventus 2 v 1 Olympiakos
Bayern Munich 2 v 0 Kaiserslautern
**DYNAMO KIEV 2 v 0 REAL MADRID (Agg:3-1)
FC KAISERSLAUTERN 0 v 4 **BAYERN MUNICH (Agg:0-6)
INTERNAZIONALE FC 1 v 1 **MANCHESTER UNITED (Agg:1-3)
OLYMPIAKOS 1 v 1 **JUVENTUS (Agg:2-3)
Semi Final 2nd legs to be played 21st April
Manchester United v Juventus [1-1]
Bayern Munchen v Dynamo Kiev [3-3]
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Peter saved us again with a penalty save in 93rd min! Click on Pete for more
Subject: Ryan Giggs!
Ryan Giggs Ryan Giggs,
Running Down the Wing,
Ryan Giggs Ryan Giggs,
Running Down the Wing,
Feared by the Blues, Loved by the REDS!
Ryan Giggs Ryan Giggs, Ryan Giggs!!!
Peter saved us again with a penalty save in 93rd min! Click on Pete for more
Subject: Giggs' brilliance seals United victory in classic duel
By Mike Collett
BIRMINGHAM, England, April 14 - Manchester United stayed on course for an
unprecedented treble when they beat holders Arsenal 2-1 in a breathtaking
F.A. Cup semifinal replay on Wednesday.
The match, one of the best in the competition's history, had unrelenting
excitement, dramatic incident and soccer of the highest technical quality.
It finally tilted United's way with a wonderful goal by Ryan Giggs in extra
time.
United, reduced to 10 men after skipper Roy Keane was sent off in the 74th
minute for a second yellow card after fouling Marc Overmars, overcame the
odds to win after Giggs ran 60 metres from inside his own half, rode four
tackles and then smashed the ball into the roof of David Seaman's net.
It also came against the run of play as Arsenal, who started slowly,
dominated the action after Keane's dismissal.
"I got the ball, took it on and just hit it -- it is the best goal I have
ever scored," Giggs said.
United now play Newcastle United in the final on May 22 and keep alive
their dream of winning a league and cup double as well as the European Cup,
a feat never performed by an English club.
United manager Alex Ferguson said: "That match will stay in people's minds
forever. It was wonderful. We were hanging on for grim death to be honest
and needed something out of this world -- and we got it with Ryan's goal.
"It was truly remarkable. These are goals and nights you never forget."
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, almost lost for words afterwards, said: "So
near yet so far. It was just not our night. A disallowed goal, a missed
penalty and conceding an exceptional goal. It's a big blow but we must
bounce back immediately for the championship challenge."
Arsenal, whose hopes of a second successive cup and league double died with
this defeat, had a golden chance to wrap up the match on the stroke of full
time. But Peter Schmeichel dived athletically to his left to save Dennis
Bergkamp's penalty, sending the match into extra time.
United conceded the penalty after Phil Neville brought down Ray Parlour in
the box. But Bergkamp, who scored Arsenal's equaliser, failed to guarantee
Arsenal a place in the final against Newcastle for the second successive
year.
United took the lead after 17 minutes with a superb curling shot from David
Beckham -- the first goal Arsenal had conceded for 660 minutes since
Newcastle's Dietmar Hamann scored against them on February 28.
His shot followed a quick inter-passing move with Teddy Sheringham, whose
clever reverse flick left Tony Adams stranded and Beckham in space.
Beckham's 30-metre shot was always curling away from his England
international colleague Seaman.
United, who had not beaten Arsenal in six matches since February 1997, then
had several clear-cut chances to take a commanding lead.
But magnificent saves by Seaman and some hurried shooting and near misses
from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Teddy Sheringham, surprisingly preferred in
attack to the 47-goal strike pairing of Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole, allowed
Arsenal to stay in the hunt.
They took that chance after 69 minutes, thanks to a lucky deflection off
defender Jaap Stam.
Bergkamp's shot was going wide but hit the knee of his fellow Dutchman and
flew past Schmeichel.
Arsenal thought they had gone ahead four minutes later when Schmeichel
failed to hold a Bergkamp shot. He spilled the ball into the path of Anelka
who rounded Schmeichel to score and then led his team mates in prolonged
but premature celebration.
But the linesman had already flagged for offside against Anelka in the
build-up to the goal and after a lengthy discussion between the officials
referee David Elleray disallowed it.
That incident mirrored the controversial decision by Elleray to disallow a
United goal in Sunday's 0-0 draw between the teams. Television replays
later showed that the officials got it right this time as Anelka was half a
metre offside when the ball was played forward.
Arsenal then over-ran United with substitute Overmars creating chances
almost at will for both himself and his team mates.
But Giggs, who had come on for Jesper Blomqvist after an hour, had the
final say in the 109th minute.
Peter saved us again with a penalty save in 93rd min! Click on Pete for more
Subject: BBC Report + real audio links! Giggs magic sinks Gunners
Ryan Giggs scores United's winner against Arsenal
Arsenal 1-2 Man Utd (after extra time)
A moment of extra-time magic from Manchester United's wing wizard Ryan
Giggs put the Red Devils into the FA Cup final and left Arsenal wilting in
the heat of a classic semi-final.
Alan Green describes Ryan Giggs goal
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/315000/audio/_319684_greengoal.ram
Villa Park had been illuminated with two magnificent goals from David
Beckham and Dennis Bergkamp either side of half time in an amazing match
which was embraced with moments sublime skill but was deservedly won by
United despite the sending off of midfielder Roy Keane.
'The luckiest team won'
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said: "It is not easy to take a defeat, but what
you can demand of a team is they give everything. I am very sad today
because it was not our night and we were unlucky. That's football.
"The two teams are very close to each other and in the end the luckiest won."
He added: "There's no reproach. I would just like to congratulate
Manchester United. They were fantastic. I am very sad but they have shown
again they are a great team."
'Played in agony'
United boss Alex Ferguson hailed his side's ability to dig in and fight and
said that keeper Peter Schmeichel had a great game.
"We had a marvellous save from Peter, I think we deserved the win, over the
two legs I think we were the better team.
"We had no complaints about the sending off of Roy Keane, the players have
played in agony to get the victory."
Alan Green reports for BBC 5 Live
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/315000/audio/_319684_greenwrap.ram
Even before the game had begun Ferguson had shocked the huge crowd with
some controversial changes to the United line-up.
The United manager decided to tweak his recently rather blunt attack which
had struggled to score on Sunday and who must now face a gruelling European
Cup semi-final a week on Wednesday.
Forgotten striker Teddy Sheringham and the baby-faced assassin Ole Gunnar
Solskjaer were brought into the forward line to replace the tired Dwight
Yorke and Andy Cole.
Brilliant
It was Beckham's brilliant goal, his third in the last five matches, which
destroyed Arsenal's usually mean defence which had gone 690 minutes without
being breached.
The goal was instigated by Schmeichel who threw the ball to Beckham who
then fed the ball to Solksjaer. The striker played the ball to Sheringham
and it was his acute through ball that allowed Beckham to unleash a curving
22-yard shot past goalkeeper David Seaman.
Tempting
In the opening minutes of the second half Roy Keane broke from midfield and
split the Arsenal defence with a perfectly timed ball but Solskjaer could
only skew the ball wide in what could have been United's winner.
Seconds later it was Jesper Blomqvist who tricked his way into the area
only to be denied by an excellent save from David Seaman.
The Gunners retaliated with a rare escapade into the United half but Ray
Parlour's cross for Anelka was blazed over the bar from ten yards by the
youngster.
Flair
On 61 minutes both teams decided to inject yet more flair into what was
already a thrilling match.
On came Ryan Giggs and the flying Dutchman Marc Overmars in place of the
unlucky Blomquist and his fellow Swede Lundberg.
The substitution instilled Arsenal with enthusiasm and a piece of devine
skill from Dennis Bergkamp suddenly threw his side a lifeline.
Beckham - opened the scoring for United
The Dutchman received the ball just past the halfway line, turned on a
sixpence and sent a blistering drive into the back of the net leaving Peter
Schmeichel with no chance.
Suddenly the tide turned and what had seemed to be a United tidal wave was
reversed into an Arsenal tsunami.
Bergkamp broke free once again and split the United defence to leave Anelka
one on one with Schmeichel. The Frenchman slotted the ball home and turned
to celebrate only for referee David Elleray to disallow the goal for offside.
In the heat of Arsenals complaints Roy Keane was dismissed for his second
bookable offence.
Just as everyone had accepted the game would end level, Phil Neville made a
rash challenge on Ray Parlour as the midfielder broke into the box leaving
David Elleray no option but to point to the spot.
But as Dennis Bergkamp dreamt of his first Wembley final, Peter Schmeichel
dived to his left to push away the goal which could have fulfilled the
Dutchman's boyhood dreams had it hit the back of the net.
Extra man
The game entered extra-time and in the first 15 minutes Arsenal continued
to take full advantage of their extra man.
However, it was United who were to have the last laugh as their Welsh
wizard Ryan Giggs took a leaf out of Diego Maradona's book by taking on the
entire Arsenal defence with.
His skill and courage were rewarded as he beat four Arsenal defenders and
smashed the ball past a helpless David Seaman.
The United defence held out in the dying moments to ensure Alex Ferguson's
valiant men will face Newcastle United in the FA Cup final next month.
Arsenal: Seaman, Dixon, Winterburn, Vieira, Adams, Ljungberg, Anelka,
Bergkamp, Keown, Parlour, Petit. Subs: Bould, Vivas, Overmars, Lukic, Kanu.
Man Utd: Schmeichel, G. Neville, P. Neville, Johnsen, Stam, Beckham, Butt,
Keane, Blomqvist, Solskjaer, Sheringham. Subs: Van Der Gouw, Yorke, Irwin,
Scholes, Giggs.
Referee: D Elleray (Harrow-on-the-Hill)
Peter saved us again with a penalty save in 93rd min! Click on Pete for more
Subject: "Truly, it was a goal fit to win any football match"
GIGGS KEEPS THE DREAM ALIVE
Touch Of Genius Leaves Reds On Course For Treble
ARSENAL 1 MANCHESTER UNITED 2
By Ian Cruise
RYAN GIGGS scored one of the greatest goals in the FA Cup’s long
history to keep Manchester United on course for the treble, and
shatter Arsenal’s double dreams. The most famous club trophy of
them all has seen some memorable goals down the years and last
night Giggs added his name to the roll of honour.
The FA Cup has made heroes of characters as diverse as Ronnie
Radford and Ricky Villa, who will forever be remembered for their
strikes in the competition, but last night Manchester United’s
mercurial winger scored a goal to rival any that has been scored in
the pursuit of English football’s most illustrious prize.
The Welshman was kept on the bench for over an hour of last
night’s replay, with manager Alex Ferguson surely keeping one eye
on next week’s Champions League clash with Juventus, but when he
was called upon to provide some magic, he delivered with interest.
After picking up Patrick Vieira’s stray pass in his own half, Giggs set
off on a thrilling run which took him past four opponents before
culminating in a blistering finish which gave David Seaman no
chance.
That goal, coming as it did in the 18th minute of extra-time,
shattered Arsenal who surely thought they were heading for a
Wembley return when United captain Roy Keane was sent-off for a
second booking in the 73rd minute for a reckless challenge on Marc
Overmars. That body blow came just five minutes after Dennis
Bergkmap had equalised David Beckham’s first half classic with a
shot which deflected violently off Jaap Stam to deceive Peter
Schmeichel, and at that point the Gunners were firmly in the driving
seat.
And when referee David Elleray awarded a penalty two minutes into
stoppage time at the end of the match, the Arsenal tailor was
probably getting ready to start measuring up the Cup Final suits.
But Bergkamp, so often the hero on the big occasion and the man
desperate to reach Wembley after missing last season’s victory over
Newcastle, squandered the chance as Schmeichel dived to his left
to turn the ball away, to force extra-time and to pave the way for
Giggs to become the night’s biggest hero.
It was fitting that possibly the last ever FA Cup semi-final replay –
due to the expansion of the Champions League there will no second
chances at this stage from next year onwards – should take place
on the eve of the tenth anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster,
and fitting, too, that the match should develop into a pulsating,
edge-of-your-seats classic encounter between two of English
football’s true heavyweights.
United boss Alex Ferguson made four changes from the side which
played on Sunday, with Phil Neville, Jesper Blomqvist, Teddy
Sheringham and Old Gunnar Solskjaer coming into the team, the
latter pair ahead of the recently out-of-sorts partnership of Dwight
Yorke and Andy Cole. For Arsenal, Emmanuel Petit returned after
suspension and Frederik Ljungberg came into the side in place of
Marc Overmars, who was deemed fit enough only for duty on the
substitutes’ bench.
After the weekend’s relatively low key affair, it was perhaps no
surprise that last night’s match began at a blistering pace, with
both sides probing for the early goal. There was much passion and
pressure about the early stages, but little panache. Solskjaer sent a
left-foot volley high and wide after eight minutes, and a minute
later Nicolas Anelka was unlucky that Dennis Bergkamp’s through
ball clipped his heel instead of running through to leave him in a
race on goal with Jaap Stam.
However, if the opening exchanges had been high on endeavour but
short on real class, the first half’s key moment had quality stamped
all of it. Beckham played the ball into the feet of Sheringham, and
the England striker held off the dual challenge of Petit and Tony
Adams before teasing a little lay-off back into the path of his
midfield colleague. What followed was nothing short of world class
as Beckham sent an unstoppable curling shot wide off David Seaman
and into the corner of the Arsenal net.
It was the first time the England goalkeeper had been beaten for
seven games, and the first time his team had found themselves
trailing in a match since the third round of this competition. It was
also Beckham’s first goal against the Gunners, and he could not
have asked for a better one.
That goal upped the tempo still further and within five minutes
Bergkamp almost equalised with a goal of almost equal class.
Cutting in from the right, the Dutchman glided past three challenges
and into the box before poking a shot towards the far corner of
Peter Schmeichel’s net. However, the big Dane dived full length to
his right to palm away the ball one-handed.
By now the players had forgotten any feelings of weariness after
Sunday’s exertions and it was United who were threatening to put
the game beyond the reach of Arsene Wenger’s men. Three times in
as many minutes they came close to extending their lead, firstly
though a Nicky Butt shot which was charged down by Martin
Keown, and then twice through Sheringham who was wide of the
mark on both occasions, once with a flashing left-foot drive and
once with a glancing header.
But as the tempo rose, so too did the tempers and referee David
Elleray was forced to brandish four yellow cards in seven minutes –
to Stam, Keown, Keane and Beckham – as the tackles began to fly.
And as the game ebbed and flowed it was Arsenal who threatened
just before the break, with Petit forcing a good save from
Schmeichel and Anelka shooting wide from close range after a
powerful burst into the box.
Not surprisingly there was something of a lull immediately after the
interval, but when the game burst back into life it more than lived
up to its pre-match billing. And it was United who were showing the
determination to put the game beyond doubt. Solskjaer missed a
golden chance after being sent clear by Keane when he screwed his
left-foot shot horribly wide of the far post, and then Blomqvist
forced Seaman into a fine save as the Reds set about the task of
finding a killer second goal.
Beckham, too, had a chance to seal things, but he fired over after
some neat work by Solskjaer, and then the little Norwegian was
again denied by Seaman as he held off the challenge of Keown only
to see his fierce shot stick to the Arsenal keeper’s body.
However, after a concerted spell of pressure and several
squandered opportunities, United were made to pay for the failings
in front of goal when they were hit by a cruel equaliser after 68
minutes. Credit to Bergkamp for finding some rare space and for
having the courage of his convictions to shoot from almost 30
yards, but the deflection his effort took off Stam gave Schmeichel
absolutely no chance as the ball changed direction and zipped into
the corner of the net.
And when Keane was dismissed five minutes later – for the third
time in his career by referee Elleray – for a second cautionable
challenge, the balance of power looked to have swung firmly in
Arsenal’s favour. But for all their possession, the Londoners
managed just one decent effort on goal in the closing minutes,
which Schmeichel saved from Bergkamp, as the clock ticked
towards extra-time.
Indeed, a minute and a half of stoppage time had already elapsed
when Ray Parlour's determined run took him into the box where he
was felled by the tired challenge of Phil Neville. Mr Elleray had no
hesitation in pointing to the spot and Bergkamp stepped up with the
chance to book his dream ticket to the Twin Towers. Schmeichel,
though, was equal to the challenge and his diving save will long be
remembered, most notably by the crestfallen Dutchman.
The first period of extra-time predictably followed the same pattern
as the closing stages of normal time, with Arsenal pressing forward
and United proving that they have the bottle to complement their
brilliance as they battled to stay on terms. Overmars wasted a
couple of openings for the Gunners, but when the score remained
level after the first half of added time you sensed that this match
would be decided by penalties.
That would have been a harsh way to separate two such
determined sides, but the lottery was avoided with a few seconds
of breathtaking brilliance. Ryan Giggs is one of the most recognised
footballers in the world and last night he scored a goal which will be
seen all over the world and hailed as a work of genius.
Truly, it was a goal fit to win any football match.
Peter saved us again with a penalty save in 93rd min! Click on Pete for more
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