Beautiful Moments in Sport.
The memorable moment is the third goal; it comes about thirty seconds into this highlight reel of Nigeria's 3-2 upset of Spain in the 1998 World Cup, played in France. It was just seconds after the break, like ten seconds; it was as startling in the context of the game as it is edited into the reel — or more, probably. The relevant players for Spain are the midfielder Hierro and the then-nineteen year-old "playmaker" Raúl, now the senior statesman of Spanish football.
It is strange to me that I remember this game, now, almost a decade later. I watched it alone, in my grandfather's living room in Albuquerque New Mexico. The other day I had the sudden urge to see this goal on YouTube, and it was there, as if it had been waiting for me the whole time.
It is strange to me that I remember this game, now, almost a decade later. I watched it alone, in my grandfather's living room in Albuquerque New Mexico. The other day I had the sudden urge to see this goal on YouTube, and it was there, as if it had been waiting for me the whole time.
