The man behind the dinked penalty

As Antonin Panenka stepped up, a hush fell over the Marakana in Belgrade.

The man behind the dinked penalty

If he scored his penalty Czechoslovakia would beat West Germany and become the 1976 European champions. He began his run from just outside the box, accelerated towards the ball and, just in the moment of striking his shot, decelerated.

Sepp Maier, the West German goalkeeper, dived to his left and the ball, with a soft, slow loop drifted into the middle of the goal. Panenka ran away in celebration, the referee Sergio Gonella waved to the centre circle and Czechoslovakia had won.

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