If it weren't for Argentina's die-hard fans, or if you knew enough about the 1990 World Cup, you might just remember that the defending champion Argentina had maradona and "son of the wind" Caniggia, and the combination of the two of them once led the Pampas Eagles to the final of that World Cup. In addition to Maradona's excellent performance with Caniggia, behind them there is such a goalkeeper, he was originally just a substitute, because the injury of the main goalkeeper gave him the opportunity to play, with a flash of inspiration, he almost single-handedly shut out the host Italy team in the semi-finals, his name is: Sergio Goyechea
Born on October 7, 1963 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Goyacea showed no exceptional football talent as a child, and he had been in South America until he became famous in the 1990 World Cup. Goyetchea started his career with the United Defense Forces in 1979, and after three years of playing for him, he moved to River Plate, one of argentina's giants, where Goyetchea grew to become the most reliable link in the team's backline. In 1988, Goyetchea left his homeland to go out, he went to Colombia and joined the Bogotá Millionaires Club, after playing for two years, the 1990 World Cup is coming, Goyetchea although selected for the national team but because of his career has no travel experience in Europe, he can only be regarded as the third goalkeeper of the national team, that is, the substitute...
Before the start of the 1990 World Cup, The second goalkeeper of the Argentine team, Islas, had a fight with head coach Carlos Bilardo because he was not willing to be substituted, and Islas voluntarily withdrew from the national team, so Goyetchea was promoted from a substitute to a second goalkeeper.
In the first game of the 1990 World Cup group stage, Argentina lost to Cameroon, Goyetchea did not get the opportunity to play, and in the second game, Argentina's main goalkeeper Pompido had an accident, he was seriously injured by a fracture, so the substitute goalkeeper Goyetia was in danger, which seemed to indicate that he would become a hero of Argentina. Goyetchea debuted in the World Cup, and he was undaunted in the match against the former Soviet Union, trying to save the city gate and help Argentina beat the former Soviet Union 2-0. In the third game of the group stage, Argentina drew 1-1 with Romania and made it to the quarter-finals without any chance, and they will face their old rivals Brazil.
In the quarter-finals against old rivals Brazil, Argentina sent their strongest squad, with Goyetchea as the starting goalkeeper for his excellent performance in the first two group games. The Brazilian team had very bad luck in this game, hitting the goalpost 3 times in the whole game, coupled with Gojechea's steady play, Brazil did not score a goal, until the 81st minute, Maradona passed the ball to Caniggia after 3 defenders in a row, and the Son of the Wind easily scored, and finally Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 to reach the quarter-finals to meet the former Yugoslavia.
1/4 final Argentina faced the former Yugoslavia, the two teams did not score in the regular season and extra time, into a brutal penalty shootout, that is, at this moment people discovered Gojeche's extraordinary ability to save the point, the first three rounds of the two sides 2-2, the fourth round of Argentina's Troglio hit the neutral post, then the pressure came to Goyechea, the former Yugoslavia's Brnović took the penalty, he started and kicked a stick to the right corner, Goyetcia was in danger, quickly pounced to the right and saved the penalty, At this point, both sides are still 2-2.
In the fifth round of the penalty shootout, Argentina's Gustavo de Sotti jumped to turn the score into 3-2, Andiechea once again showed his extraordinary ability to save points when facing Hazbegić, only to see him pounce to the left, and then steadily blocked the ball with both hands to help Argentina win 3-2 against the former Yugoslavia and advance to the semi-finals.
In the semi-finals against hosts Italy, "Wonder Boy" Skirac took the lead for the Blues, leading 1-0, trailing until the second half by Caniggia equalized, 1-1, after 90 minutes of regular season and overtime both teams did not score, into a brutal penalty shootout, Goyetia once again stood up for the team. In the first three rounds 4-4, in the fourth round, Italy's Donadoni first took the penalty, he kicked a half high ball after starting, Goyetchea saved the ball steadily, and then Maradona, who came on the field, changed the score to 5-4.
In the fifth round of the penalty shootout, Italy's Serena took the penalty, he started, a strong shot, and then Goyetia calmly blocked the ball to ensure that the city gate was not lost, and finally Argentina turned the host Italy away 5-4 on aggregate, and the Pampas Eagles broke into the World Cup final.
In the 1990 World Cup final, which was Goyezia's first appearance in the final, his excellent performance in the knockout round made all fans think that he could help Argentina win the third World Cup title in the history of the team, but things are unpredictable. Argentina and West Germany fought hard for the final title, just at the end of the game, West Germany won a penalty, Bremer took the penalty, facing Goyezia, who was good at saving penalties, Bremer was not afraid, he started and shot into the right corner and scored, although Goyachia guessed the right direction, but because of the speed is too fast to be fatally a few centimeters away from the ball. In the end, Argentina lost 1-0 to West Germany, and Goyetchea lost the Hercules Cup...
Many people say that Goyetchea saves the penalty by luck, but what he really relies on is superhuman judgment and explosiveness, if it can be 0.2 seconds faster, Maybe Goyetchea can save the West German penalty, in the case of trying to save the city gate, it may really help Argentina successfully defend the World Cup, but unfortunately there is no if in this world. Although the game was lost, Goyetchea's performance and legend in this World Cup will forever be passed on to football...
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