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Pelé's 1,000th Goal |
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| Bob 70-71 |
Pelé collects the ball after his 1,000th goal. Pelé picks the ball out of the net following the converted penalty which was his 1,000th goal,19th November, 1969.This is a quote from the report, "Pelé's unmissable milestone" by Tim Vickery in, 'The Sunday Independent' Sports Section, 14th November, 1999. " Although Santos (Pelé's team) were the away side against Vasco da Gama on 19 November 1969, the crowd were still desparate to see the great man score his 1,000th goal. The setting could not have been better; Rio de Janeiro's magnificent Maracana stadium, Pelé's favourite, the stage of many of his finest exhibitions. The pressure had been building up for weeks as the milestone grew closer. Relief nearly came in the first half, when Pelé's feirce shot cannoned off the bar. He produced an inspired chip; Vasco's Argentine goalkeeper Andrada, recently signed and keen to show his worth, plunged backwards and tipped the ball round the post. Then, in the second half, Clodoaldo's pass split the Vasco rearguard. Pelé was through, until he was checked by a defender and the ball ran through to the goalkeeper. Was it a foul ? The ball was probably Andrada's in any case, but this was no time for debate. An excited hush came over the stadium as the referee pointed to the spot. Rildo, the Santos left back, came up to take the kick, until Carlos Alberto sent him away with a few choice words. This was Pelé's moment. His team-mates retreated to the half-way line, leaving Pelé to compose himself alone. The giant stadium was in silence as Pelé jogged forward, and struck firmly with the side of his right foot. The shot was low to the keeper's left. Andrada guessed right and went full lenth. But the ball was beyond his reach, and nestled in the back of the net ... Seeing the net bulge for the 1,000th time made Pelé run after the ball. He held it up and kissed it repeatedly, thanking the ball for everything it had brought him." (See discussion at Yahoo! Clubs sixtiesandseventiessoccer Post 215 onwards)
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