Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!

It is said that in June 1986, the first episode of "Top Gun" (Top Gun) was just released in Taiwan and the United States, but Tom (Captain Mitchell)'s screen style was not as good as it is today. Dazzling, because in Mexico in Central America, the 13th World Cup (Copa Mundial de Fútbol México '86), 24 national teams from all over the world, are in full swing;

In the quarter-finals that kicked off at noon on June 22 (Central North America time), Diego Armando Maradona from Argentina, whose physical strength was at its peak, faced the menacing rivalry of England. With a height of 165 cm, in the high iron wall built by the European football powers, he actually seized the opportunity of just three minutes in the second half. In less than 180 seconds, he was shocked and completed the most in one fell swoop so far in international football. Extraordinary, and the two most hotly discussed breakthroughs! Not only did it shake the Estadio Azteca, but it also completely exploded the entire blue planet!

That is the "Hand of God" (La Mano de Dios) and the invincible shot of the 60-meter only six people!

In fact, long before the confrontation between the two sides, the Argentine and British governments broke out the Falklands War, which attracted much attention at the time, from April to June 1982. The ten-week armed confrontation caused each other to suffer. Thousands of casualties and armaments were destroyed. Later, Argentina ended in an unconditional surrender... Therefore, the diplomatic relations between the two countries were extremely tense, especially when the World Cup format was released, with Argentina and England separated. In the round of 16, Uruguay and Paraguay were repelled, and when the two armies were about to meet in the quarter-finals, whether it was the contestants, the fans at the scene, or even the officials present to greet them, the tension could not be swallowed. From 1982 to 1986, it also moved from the South Atlantic to Mexico, and the confrontation has entered a critical (explosive) point that is imminent!

Known as the "Michael Jackson" on the football field, he played for Maradona in Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli with a transfer fee of $12 million that year. In the first half That is, showing strong attacking power, the Argentine team also dominated the entire control situation. However, Peter Shilton of England was by no means a generalist. He made many attempts to defuse the crisis... The British and Arab teams ended the first half with a score of zero to zero, which also allowed the 114,580 spectators to take a breather.

But in the second half, the whistle sounded, and it took about six minutes before the game kicked off. A defensive failure in front of England's goal. When Hilton tried to solve the chaos, Maradona didn't hesitate and seized the opportunity, even though he was almost 20 short of the goalkeeper. cm, but still used a (possibly) suspected "handball" (hand touching the ball) attacking method, and easily touched the ball into the gate of the United Kingdom, successfully breaking through the hard guard wall of the "Three Lions" that was difficult to shake, and was the first to get First point in the game!

Although it is said that according to the slow-motion replay of the real-time video recording on the sidelines, the picture shows that Maradona really completed the "illegal" shooting state by relying on the forearm to touch the ball, and the goal should be invalid , but the referee immediately made the sudden attack. From the point of view of Ali Bin Nasser from Nicaea, the attack was seen as valid and legitimate! Therefore, even though the English players were extremely angry and roared loudly, they could only watch the Argentine players cheering around Maradona and congratulating the precious score.

"Hand of God", an indefensible ruling, the Argentine media believes that this is God's hand to help Argentina score! In revenge for the defeat in the Falklands War four years ago! It is even more bitter for the fallen compatriots!

However, while audiences in both countries may still be immersed in or talking about the first goal,

It was only three minutes after the two sides resumed the game. At this moment, Maradona, about 10 meters to the right of the center line in the half of the country, once again received the ball control transmission from his teammates. According to his calculations, he originally wanted to dribble the ball over the center line first, and wait until the other teammates on the striker line have positioned themselves one after another before launching another wave of short passes to organize a follow-up offensive plan...

However, as the English midfielders and defenders changed their strategies because they did not want to concede the goal again, the corresponding one-on-one pressing man-marking forced Maradona to find no space to pass the ball. Soccer, Scorpio (October 30th), Pony Ma decided to give it a go, dribble the ball himself like a gamble, and rush forward all the way!

one person? one way?

One person, yes, one-way street, yes. Maradona didn't have any help in defense, and there was no short team "hitting the wall" pass. He dribbled half the court in one go, and only used the gorgeous and never sloppy dribbling under his feet to completely dodge all the obstacles in the English lineup. The opponent...and, of course, the last line of defense, Hilton.

"Maradona! Genius! Genius! Genius! There, there, there, there, there, there! Goal scored! Goal scored! I'm going to cry, God! Long live football! What a goal! Laduna's goal! Maradona! Forgive my crying, Maradona, for this unforgettable raid, for the greatest goal of all time! Cosmic kite, where are you from? The planet came to earth? You left so many English people behind you, you made Argentina clench your fists and cry! Argentina 2-0 England! Maradona's goal! Maradona's goal! Maradona! Thank you You, God! For football, for Maradona, for those tears, for Argentina 2-0 England"

, Uruguayan live commentator Víctor Hugo Morales Pérez, one of the most classic sports live broadcasts in the world, no! none of them.

The ball, once again lore England's gate! Argentina, Maradona, scored a two-goal lead!

In the 36th minute of the second half, England striker Gary Winston Lineker actively recovered a goal, but the final whistle sounded, Aguo still eliminated England with a score of 2-1, and was also on the football field. The grievances of the Falkland War are reported on the fruit! (Politics to politics? Sports to sports?)

England sent off, Argentina, led by Maradona and other players, continued to beat the national teams of Belgium and West Germany with a score of 2-0 and 3-2, and stood at the top of the World Football Championship. With seven wins and one draw, he won Argentina's second World Cup trophy; Maradona, who scored five goals personally, was elected as the MVP of the conference.

It is worth mentioning that Maradona's second extraordinary goal was voted "Goal of the Century in World Cup history" by FIFA in 2002!

Even though Maradona was arrogant and arrogant under the deliberate exaggeration of many media or opponents, recalling the goal of the year, "Little Marco" praised objectively (huh?):

"England's defence was probably 'the most gentlemanly in the world' and if they had tripped him rudely and violently like so many defenders at the time, it would have been impossible to score this wonderful goal."

Image source, together with thanks to:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_v_England_(1986_FIFA_World_Cup)#The_Goal_of_the_Century

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_v_England_(1986_FIFA_World_Cup)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_hand_of_God