Much has changed in the game in the 20 years between Sweden in 1992 and Poland-Ukraine in 2012.
But from Brolin in 1992
To Balotelli in 2012
The goal nets have stayed the same.
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Friday, June 29, 2012
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Goalnets, Ball Retention and the Aesthetic of Scoring Goals - Two Penalties
Two famous, decisive, near-identical penalties, 34 years apart.
One penalty is retained by the goalnets, while the other is repelled.
Is the Abreu penalty, which rebounds out before the goalkeeper has even got back to his feet, somehow lacking in the aesthetic of the decisive?
Does Panenka's kick, which floats past Sepp Maier and stays past Sepp Maier, better serve the occasion?
Which do you prefer?
One penalty is retained by the goalnets, while the other is repelled.
Is the Abreu penalty, which rebounds out before the goalkeeper has even got back to his feet, somehow lacking in the aesthetic of the decisive?
Does Panenka's kick, which floats past Sepp Maier and stays past Sepp Maier, better serve the occasion?
Which do you prefer?
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