The Scorpion kick is 20 years old!

Agent Coulson

So I just saw this happened 20 19 years ago.

Time really does fly by.

https://vine.co/v/htYhEm95HJI

Edit; it's been 19 years not 20. But still time flies from one of the coolest moments in football.

Augmerson

Still brilliant.

Remember trying to emulate this on the fields by our estate. Lads were constantly breaking themselves open.

Ah memories.

Omackeral

The single greatest thing to ever happen anywhere ever. That includes the discovery of fire.

LostBoy101

I never saw this in my lifetime but my god what a thing of beauty!

Andersonisgod

Without meaning to come across overly negative, if Courtois did that I'd be pretty annoyed that he'd take such an unnecessary risk, I imagine Mourinho would too. I imagine that would go for any keeper/manager combination in professional football.

Augmerson

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Without meaning to come across overly negative, if Courtois did that I'd be pretty annoyed that he'd take such an unnecessary risk, I imagine Mourinho would too. I imagine that would go for any keeper/manager combination in professional football.

Wasn't someone offside or something and that's why he did it?

Bleating Lamb

Remember watching highlights of that game on night it happened,legendary moment!

Bleating Lamb

Augmerson wrote: »

Wasn't someone offside or something and that's why he did it?

Iirc he didn't know that when he did it,could be wrong.

keeponhurling

Augmerson wrote: »

Wasn't someone offside or something and that's why he did it?

Maybe, also it was only a friendly so score didn't matter

Agent Coulson

It really doesn't matter if it was a friendly or offside or an unnecessary risk to be honest it was a moment in time that as Augmerson said had every lad out trying to recreate it the next day and there are very few moments in sport anymore that do that.

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

It takes a brave soul to perform such an audacious and risky move in a Columbian jersey.

roanoke

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »

It takes a brave soul to perform such an audacious and risky move in a Columbian jersey.

Higuita figured that if he hadn't been shot for this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT790tEixVA

.... then he was probably safe for life.

LostBoy101

LostBoy101 wrote: »

I never saw this in my lifetime but my god what a thing of beauty!

I don't feel old at all.

Hank Scorpio

Ref blew for offside but its still a thing of beauty

Bounty Hunter

Another day and another post on boards that makes me feel old. I'd swear I'm not old...

gosplan

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Without meaning to come across overly negative, if Courtois did that I'd be pretty annoyed that he'd take such an unnecessary risk, I imagine Mourinho would too. I imagine that would go for any keeper/manager combination in professional football.

I fully agree but that's what is so amazing about it.

It worked and we're talking about it two decades later.

You could be merely functional and effective and win a treble and no-one but your own fans would give a ah1t after a week.

Hyzepher

I think it was Darren Anderton who initially kicked it in and if my memory serves he never actually saw the kick. he had turned and started to run back after such an awful cross. His team-mates had to get him to look up at the replay. Some of them were actually trying to show him what had happened

greendom

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Without meaning to come across overly negative, if Courtois did that I'd be pretty annoyed that he'd take such an unnecessary risk, I imagine Mourinho would too. I imagine that would go for any keeper/manager combination in professional football.

That's what makes it so brilliant.

kfallon

Hyzepher wrote: »

I think it was Jamie Redknapp who initially kicked it in and if my memory serves he never actually saw the kick. he had turned and started to run back after such an awful cross. His team-mates had to get him to look up at the replay. Some of them were actually trying to show him what had happened

FYP!

inforfun

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Without meaning to come across overly negative, if Courtois did that I'd be pretty annoyed that he'd take such an unnecessary risk, I imagine Mourinho would too. I imagine that would go for any keeper/manager combination in professional football.

With Higuita it wasnt a matter if something was going to happen but when.

So of course he would never play in a Mourinho (to just name one of the price fighters out there) team.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

Thread title is finally accurate.

kfallon

I remember watching highlights on 'Sportsnight' that night, not knowing that it had happened and my jaw hitting the floor!

What a moment....but yeah, 20 years ago, Christ I'm old

cowboyBuilder

Can you imagine if he f*cked it up tho ?

What a bollocking he'd get from the manager ..

weldoninhio

cowboyBuilder wrote: »

Can you imagine if he f*cked it up tho ?

What a bollocking he'd get from the manager ..

Nothing would have happened. The whistle had clearly gone.

Jimmy Iovine

I remember hearing about this when I was younger. My friend said he had a copy of the game on VHS. That was a load of bollix.

It took a few more years until I finally saw it. Things are so easy these days.

Lunatic to try it. Genius to pull it off.

larchielads

Hyzepher wrote: »

I think it was Darren Anderton who initially kicked it in and if my memory serves he never actually saw the kick. he had turned and started to run back after such an awful cross. His team-mates had to get him to look up at the replay. Some of them were actually trying to show him what had happened

Was it not redknapp?

jester77

roanoke wrote: »

Higuita figured that if he hadn't been shot for this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT790tEixVA

.... then he was probably safe for life.

lol, love the commentary... "something between clownery and art" Summed him up really.

cj maxx

Augmerson wrote: »

Wasn't someone offside or something and that's why he did it?

The ref had blown too so he knew it was a free out if i recall correctly.
Ive never seen it as anything other than an acrobatic party piece .
Sorry

weldoninhio

cjmc wrote: »

The ref had blown too so he knew it was a free out if i recall correctly.
Ive never seen it as anything other than an acrobatic party piece .
Sorry

Exactly what it was. He knew there'd be no consequences if he missed so tried it for the cameras. Nowhere near as impressive or goal-threatening as some people are making out.

Jesus Wept

Jamie Redknapp career highlight. Bang good.