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#216018 - Tue Mar 02 2004 05:56 PM Cruyff story, is it true?
quogequox Prolific Registered: Sat Sep 15 2001 Posts: 1050 Loc: Adelaide SA Australia	I heard a story about Dutch football player Cruyff, goes like this. Upon recieving a penalty Cruyff prepares to take it, however rather than shoot at goal he passes a ball to another Dutch player who runs in to recieve it. The keeper comes off his line after the ball upon which time the player passes back to Cruyff who slots the ball into an open net. I dont know what team they were playing for. Just wonder if anyone else has heard this story and knows if it is in fact true. _________________________ Never moon a werewolf.
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#216019 - Tue Mar 02 2004 06:05 PM Re: Cruyff story, is it true?
silverginger Multiloquent Registered: Wed Mar 13 2002 Posts: 3851 Loc: St. Meinrad Indiana USA	This is indeed true. This was the Dutch master, Johan Cruyff playing for Ajax Amsterdam who passed the ball to teammate Jesper Olsen. _________________________ Accrington Stanley - 2006 Conference Champions .. The Football League awaits
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#216020 - Tue Mar 02 2004 08:11 PM Re: Cruyff story, is it true?
gtho4 Administrator Registered: Sun Dec 26 1999 Posts: 54484 Loc: Sydney oz downunder	Remarkable! Johan Cruyff (Ajax) v Helmond Sports, 1982 : The most bizarre penalty ever, by a good country mile. Cruyff places the ball, and then plays it sideways to the onrushing Jesper Olsen. Goalkeeper thus distracted, Olsen lays it across the face of the goal, and, in commentator-speak, 'that won't be the most difficult goal of Cruyff's career.' Sadly, you can't do that any more. http://www.btinternet.com/~upforgrabsnow/bizarre.html a penalty-kick he took on December 5, 1982 against Helmond Sport. Instead of shooting in the conventional manner, he passed the ball forward and to his left. There his team-mate Jesper Olsen, running into the penalty area, collected it, and passed it back to Cruyff, who placed the ball in an empty net while the Helmond keeper watched open-mouthed and motionless. http://www.ajax-sc.nl/voetbal/kuper.html That first site lists some other bizarre goals .. the one by Gary Sprake is one I'd rather forget
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#216021 - Wed Mar 03 2004 07:17 AM Re: Cruyff story, is it true?
wez Multiloquent Registered: Sun Sep 30 2001 Posts: 2521 Loc: Norwich England UK	Quote: the one by Gary Sprake is one I'd rather forget Classic! I'll swap your Gary Sprake one for numerous Paddy 'Safe-Hands' Roche ones wez _________________________ "I'll be back before you can say antidisestablishmentarianism!"
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#216022 - Wed Mar 03 2004 07:49 AM Re: Cruyff story, is it true?
silverginger Multiloquent Registered: Wed Mar 13 2002 Posts: 3851 Loc: St. Meinrad Indiana USA	Or Massimo 'Sponsored by Lurpak' Taibi? _________________________ Accrington Stanley - 2006 Conference Champions .. The Football League awaits
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#216023 - Thu Mar 04 2004 08:03 AM Re: Cruyff story, is it true?
oleg_mcnoleg Prolific Registered: Mon Apr 22 2002 Posts: 1438 Loc: West Haddon England UK	here's one we made earlier http://www.funtrivia.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB26&Number=307444&page=1&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=93&fpart=1 _________________________ i've been searching for the young soul rebels -i've been lookin' everywhere - i can't find them anywhere - where've you hidden them?
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