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Everyone remembers Peter Forsberg’s classic penalty against Canada in 1994?
Thought so.
The penalty really shows the skill that “Foppa” had in mind. Or?
Peter Forsberg’s cheeky penalty against Canada during the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics has become an unforgettable classic. The Swede showed great coolness when, in a decisive situation, he offered a real cheeky shot that outwitted the Canadian star goalkeeper Corey Hirsch.
Classic penalties
The penalty gave Tre Kronor an Olympic gold, and everyone praised the Swedish star for his elegance, coolness and skill in such a decisive and pressured situation. But was it really skill? Well, not if Peter Forsberg himself is to be believed.
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We all know what it looked like. Forsberg took the puck to the left and made cager Hirsch move, before he put the puck over on the right side and poked it into the net with just one hand. A maneuver that the Canadian goalkeeper was not prepared for.
– Immediately when his hand started to move in the other direction, I thought it was over, Corey Hirsch has previously said.
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“It was just luck”
The penalty went in with a margin of a few millimeters under the goalkeeper’s picking glove, and according to “Foppa” himself, he had to do something different to succeed in outsmarting Hirsch.
– I was really useless at penalties. I only had two different ways to beat them, and the first one I had already used in the group stage, so I had to come up with something new, Peter Forsberg told The Athletic.
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At the same time, the Swedish superstar confirms and reveals that:
– It was just luck.
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