88 year old journalist tells which World Cup match impressed him the most
88-year-old journalist Hartmut Scherzer described the match between Italy and Germany in the World Cup 1970 as the most exciting.
88-year-old German journalist Hartmut Scherzer, who is covering the 17th World Cup in his career, talked about the match that impressed him the most. He said, "Do you remember what happened in the 1970 World Cup?" This match was played between Italy and Germany. There is still a plaque commemorating that game in the "Azteca" stadium in Mexico.
In this match, Germany equalized the score in 90+2 minutes - 1:1, and then with four goals in overtime the game witnessed amazing developments. Beckenbauer broke his wrist, but decided to remain on the field because all changes had already been made. According to the rules at that time, each team was allowed to make only two changes.The German team first took a 2:1 lead, then fell behind 2:3, but made the score 3:3 in the 110th minute. After this, the Italians scored the winning goal. "It was the most exciting game for me," Scherzer said. He announced this in an exclusive interview with "Championat" correspondent Grigory Tellingeter.