"All I thought was: He's got to have it in two hands,' said Crosby, who would steal up behind Dibble before stooping to head the ball out of his grasp and tap into the net. Despite concerted visiting protestations, the referee, Roger Gifford, remained unmoved and the goal stood. I can never escape it, admitted Dibble in an interview 14 years later."
"Having advanced close to the halfway line, Higuita was dispossessed by the 38-year-old striker Roger Milla and watched in horror as Milla deposited the ball in the unguarded net to score his second extra-time goal in a 2-1 Cameroon victory. It was a mistake as big a house, conceded the brilliant yet notoriously risk-taking Higuita."
"I was lucky as I'd played with Carlos Valderrama, Colombia's captain, at Montpellier, he said. Carlos showed us videos of Higuita dribbling the ball out of his area and I knew I might be able to take advantage of a mistake. It worked."
Two memorable goalkeeper mistakes shaped football history. Andy Dibble of Manchester City had a goal controversially awarded against him when Nottingham Forest's Gary Crosby headed the ball from his one-handed grip, with the referee allowing it despite protests. Dibble never escaped the incident, which defined his 24-year career across 18 clubs. Similarly, Colombian goalkeeper René Higuita, known as El Loco for his sweeper-keeper style, was dispossessed by Roger Milla near the halfway line during a World Cup last-16 match, allowing Milla to score in Cameroon's 2-1 victory. Higuita acknowledged his risk-taking nature led to the error, while Milla had studied video footage of Higuita's tendencies beforehand.
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