Legenda Kolombia Ulangi Aksi ´Tendangan Kepiting´ di India
Colombian Legend Executes `Scorpion Kick` in India
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Parulian Manalu
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RENE Higuita unjuk gigi lagi dengan gaya khasnya. Setelah 17 tahun menampilkan gaya Tendangan Kalajengking atau Scorpion King saat menahan bola timnas Inggris, mantan pemain nomor satu Kolombia ini mengulangi momen terbaik itu dalam pertandingan eksibisi di India.
Pemain berusia 46 tahun ini, sekarang sudah pensiun, yang bermain di Indian All-Stars in Kolkata, melawan Mantan Bintang Brazil di Stadion Yubabharati.
Pemain veteran Brazil seperti Bebeto, Dunga dan Juninho Paulista berada di antara sederet bintang Samba. Namun Higuita dapat mencuri perhatian dengan tendangan khasnya tersebut.
Sebelum turun bertanding dia berjanji kepada penonton India: "Saya akan memberi pertunjukan terbaik hari ini. Mungkin inilah cara saya mengucapkan terima kasih kepada kota ini."
Dengan keahlian yang sama, gerakan akrobatik untuk menghalau bola ke gawang, telah mengejutkan dunia ketika dia menahan bola kolumnis Sportsmail Jamie Redknapp di Stadion Wembley pada 1995.
Higuita, bagaimana pun, gagal menahan kemenangan mantan bintang Brazil dengan skor 3-1.
RENE Higuita is up to his old tricks again. 17 years after his famous Scorpion Kick against England, the former Colombia No 1 recreated his moment of genius in an exhibition match in India.
The 46-year-old, who is now retired, was playing for the Indian All-Stars in Kolkata, taking on the mighty Brazilian Masters at the Yubabharati Stadium.
World Cup winners Bebeto, Dunga and Juninho Paulista were among the big names involved as the Samba stars. But it was Higuita who stole the show with his trademark trick.
Before the game he promised Indian fans: ´I will give you one of my best shows on Saturday. It will be my way of saying thanks to this city.´
The same skill - acrobatically diving heals over head to clear the ball off the goal-line - was beamed around the world when he cleared a shot from Sportsmail columnist Jamie Redknapp at Wembley in 1995.
Higuita, however, was unable to stop the Brazilian Masters cruising to a 3-1 victory.
