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Jose Rene Higuita Zapata, the Best Goal Save Ever by the Entertainer Scorpion

Maybe, there are no more goalkeepers like Rene Higuita. If they were present, they must be not allowed to join with their team. That comment said by England legendary goalkeeper, Gordon Banks. Because, his style and manner in playing football was full of risk and eccentric. However, sometimes he also able to scores an important goal.

Yes, Rene Higuita is a strange and factious. Higuita think that the goalkeeper also able to stand as a backfield player, even as a forward. He also a great goalkeeper in take a penalty or free kick. He did not like if he just wait the ball in his goal. His instinct to go forward and support his team was very brave. That is the cause, why the people call him as “Merry Wanderer”.

The actions like that was very console the spectators. Even, he often scores a goal. As long as his career, he scores 41 goals. Three of the goals was when he playing with Columbia, his national team. Most of these scored by him in penalty or free kick.

Of course, the most horrendous was when he saves the ball in Wembley Stadium in 7th September 1995. A friendly match, England versus Columbia. Jamie Redknapp makes a straight shoot. Higuita did not catch the ball by his hand, but he saves the ball by doing an acrobatic action, he saves the ball by both of his foot. Like a scorpion movement. Finally, the match was end in draw result. England 0 - 0 Columbia. The sensational action makes all of the spectators amazed. And people call his action as “Scorpion Kick”.



Sometimes, Rene Higuita actions was all to the good. But, sometimes his actions also make a blunder. For the example, when Columbia versus Cameroon in World Cup 1990. After receive a back pass ball, Higuita dribble the ball until 35 meters from his goal. But, Roger Milla blocks him, and he can grab the ball from Higuita. No body at Higuita’s goal, Roger Milla success scores a goal easily. As the result, Cameroon win defeat Columbia 2 - 1.

But, the Columbia people was never agry with Higuita’s blunder action. However, for Columbia people, Rene Higuita is one a great goalkeeper that gave many of a good turn for Columbia National Team. They always remember and miss his eccentric actions. Rene Higuita was a real entertainer goalkeeper. Maybe, there was no more goalkeeper like Rene Higuita.

Kung Fu Kick by Eric Cantona

In 25th January 1995, Selhurst Stadium brings to furor by the match between Crystal Palace and Manchester United. Eric Cantona as a star in Manchester United, he always guarded by the Center Back. Even he was often reminded by the referee caused by his action. Several times, Cantona also give a hard protest the referee and he looked emotional.

Cantona was not able to keep his emotion. Finally, at the half of second time, he was got a red card from the referee caused by injuring Richard Shaw. But, Cantona looked not regret for his ill treatment. He walks out from the court to the room calmly. From the tribune, Crystal Palace’s spectators shout for him. But, there is one spectator that went to far. He was Matthew Simmons. Willfully, he goes down from several stairs to getting closer to Cantona. And then he chides Eric Cantona. Even he uses some racism words. And there was so many of bad words that he said.

Then, Cantona did not want to wait long time to reply a reaction. He jump and kick Simmons so hard. Cantona also hit Simmons by his hand. Cantona did not yet satisfy to attack him. And, the police arrest him soon.

The Cantona’s kick was causing a commotion in the entire of football world. Mass-media was got down the case at the time. Then, the people call the Cantona’s sensational kick as “kung fu kick”. Cantona reputed do a reaction out of the fittingness. There was so many fulmination that aimed to him. But, many people also support his reaction. Because, the people regard Cantona just defend his self.

People predict that Cantona’s career would be finished. Manchester United also punishes Cantona. He was not allowed to playing until the end of the season. FA and other legal institution also give reaction soon. The incident was an ordinary in football. Then people waiting for what will punishment that received by Cantona. In fact, Eric Cantona regard that was a commonplace. He was commenting it coolly.

Finally, Football Association give the punishment not allowed playing as long as nine month. It mean, Eric Cantona allowed playing with Manchester United on October 1995. In addition, he also must stand for trial. Luckily, Cantona got off easy. He must follow social work as long as five days. But, be that as it may, the coach Sir Alex Ferguson think that the punishment for Cantona too heavy.