With the US down in Port of Spain getting ready for an important (though less crucial than the one played on November 19, 1989) qualifying match, I thought it would be appropriate to revisit the shot that, for fans of my generation, started it all. Here, in all it's glory, is Paul Caligiuri's left-footed volley that qualified the United States for its first World Cup in 40 years:
I chose this particular YouTube offering due to the still-to-turn-gray Bob Ley pretending he has ever seen soccer before with his call "look at this gentle shot puts it onto his left foot and LIFTS IT IN!" Also classic is his description of the subdued US cheering section as "delirious".
US Soccer has come a long way in the last 20 years, let's hope for a similar result tonight!
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ReplyDeleteBob Ley seems legitimately excited through all this.