Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Sanfrecce Hiroshima: masters of the trick penalty

Is there a better coach in the world than Mihailo Petrovic?

Many would argue that Jose Mourinho stands on the edge of greatness after steering Inter to a UEFA Champions League final against Bayern Munich on May 22.

But he's never coached his players to take penalties like this!


With Sanfrecce Hiroshima locked at 3-3 against defending Asian champions Pohang Steelers in their AFC Champions League clash at Big Arch Stadium, striker Hisato Sato casually PASSED the ball from the penalty spot to team-mate Tomoaki Makino, who dutifully slammed home!


It's not the first time Sanfrecce have dabbled in trick penalties this season, but the first resulted in referee Takuto Okabe earning a two-match suspension for incorrectly allowing Hisato Sato's opener from twelve yards in their 1-1 J. League draw at home to Shimizu S-Pulse.

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1 comments:

James said...

Outraged by Busquet last night though during Inter-Barcelona. It's pathetic really.

Might be of interest. "The Beautiful Game? You're having a laugh?" is on tonight (Thursday), lots of discussion online, twitter, reddit, but also you can watch it streamed live. www.intelligencesquared.com/live to find out more.