European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday july 15,1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 29an appropriate world cup finale by the new York times from the Start Brazil has been one of the Premier teams in the world cup. Most of the players May each have one name but they sound More than one note. Italy which struggled in the opening round has played Ais Well As any team in the past fortnight. So m was entirely appropriate that the two finest teams in the elimination rounds advanced wednesday to sundays final at the Rose bowl setting up a match that will determine the first four time Winner in world cup history. The brazilians flush with Pride after dominating Sweden in a world cup semifinal match at the Rose bowl in Pasadena Calif., Are confident. A i have a great Deal of respect for the italian team but i keep talking and thinking about brazils great possibilities to win a said Romario the quicksilver striker whose goal was the difference against Sweden. A it s going to be a great soccer final a two great schools of Carlos Alberto Parreira the coach of Brazil said Quot finally the world will have a four time Champion. Italy did not begin Well in the Competition but Rose to its game at the right moment Italy deserves to be in the commentary final like us. Brazil is the team which scored the most played better defense and for sure this sunday will come up the winners with All due respect to red White and Green banners waved and car horns honked in the hot electric night As tens of thousands of italians poured into the squares of Rome Milan Florence and cities across the country on wednesday night to celebrate Italy a 2-1 world cup semifinal Victory Over Bulgaria at giants stadium in East Rutherford no. A a a 7 in Rome a Piazza Del Popolo where City officials set up a giant television screen for fans to watch the match jubilant Azzurri fans shouted and danced for hours after referee Joel Quinous final whistle. In Florence thousands of cars blocked the ring of boulevards that Circle the City while elated fans packed the Scenic piaz Zale Michelangelo that overlooks the City shouting a Sforza Azzurri and a Viva a they have to win now a said Biagio Oliva a local fruit Vendor and former Amateur soccer player. A the team is just starting to come together now. The secret of the world cup is to hit your stride towards the end of the tournament. Italy started very slowly but has been gradually gaining strength. I expect the team to sparkle in the Brazil and Sweden had met in the opening round but the game was largely meaningless for both teams and the style of play reflected their indifference. On wednesday Brazil was the aggressor from the Start in its 1-0 Victory in Rose bowl a strategy that Parreira implored his players to utilize. They might represent Brazil and Sweden but very few of the players in the semifinal at the Rose bowl earn their livings in Brazil or Sweden. Of the 11 brazilian starters 8 play for club teams in Europe. The percentage is the same for the swedes. A it does no to have to be this Way a said the swedish Star Tomas Brolin who plays for Parma in the italian first division. A but there is no doubt that the National team gains something when we play for the big teams in Kennet Andersson relatively unknown before the world cup finals has become one of the sports brightest new stars. Shortly before the finals began he signed a contract with Caen which finished near the Bottom of the French first division in 1993-94. World cup Usa 94 Pasadena Calif. A he bolted from his chair and thrust his right hand in the air. Moments later he waved his arms leading his countrymen in cheers. The Long wait was Over for pole and Brazil. Pele now a broadcaster watched wednesday As Romario scored to beat Sweden 1-0 at the Rose bowl putting Brazil in a world cup final for the first time since Pelg Quot led his country Tufa 4-1 championship Victory Over Italy in 1970. A Brazil is Back after 24 years a Romario said a in the next game we will have All our heart. In it the players to make sure this Opportunity does not slip away. A it is important for us to win the title but even More important for our Brazil and Italy both three time world cup champions meet again sunday at the Rose bowl in a game featuring two of the worlds Best players a Romario and Italy a Roberto Baggio. A a it a going to be a great filial a Roma Rio said. A it will be two great schools of soccer. I see Brazil with a great Chance to win a a it will be a great classic of International football a clash of two three time champions a Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said. A finally the world will have a four time Baggio scored twice in wednesdays first semifinal As Italy turned Back Bulgaria 2-1. Re Mario a goal in the 81st minute ended a nervous afternoon for him and his team which out shot the swedes 26-3 but could not Force the Ball past goalie Thomas Ravelli and his tenacious defense. 7 Romario took a total of eight shots including two missed breakaways. He finally broke the deadlock with a header. At a food the shortest Man on the Field Romario found a seam in the defense and headed a perfect pass from Jorgino crossing the Ball from the right flank into the left Side of the net. Ravelli unflappable in the face of the offensive onslaught by Brazil All afternoon this time had to guard the line and had no Chance. A it was a hard Cross and a perfect header and it was impossible for me to Stop it a Ravel said. Said Romario a to go into the swedish penalty Box was really almost impossible. We really were trying to go up the flanks and the goal came from going up the flanks. We tried to do that Many times and it finally paid off. A i have not made Many goals on headers in my career. I probably can count them on one among Romarion a blow a opportunities was a breakaway in which he had the Ball behind the final defender. But he accidentally stepped on the Ball and had to slow Down allowing the. Defender to catch up and make him Force the shot. Another time he dribbled around Ravelli on the right Side and rolled a shot that was going in before a swedish defender came out of nowhere to kick it brazilian Star Romario 11 tries to wend his Way Between swedish defenders Joachim Bjorklund and Patrik Andersson in wednesdays world cup semifinal action. Away. A that goal 1 should have made a a Romario said. A i still done to know where that Guy came Romario and Baggio go into the final with five goals one less than Oleg Salon to of Russia who had five in a game against Cameroon before the russians were eliminated in the first round. A we Are the two players who have scored decisive goals in this Competition a Romario said. A i believe the team that emerges As the Champion also will have the top goal scorer. Sweden stayed Back on defense and tried with no Success to counter attack. The swedes appeared More than willing to have the game go into a penalty kick shootout the manner in which they beat Romania in the quarterfinals sunday. That Chance however was diminished when Captain Jonas Thern Drew a red card for a hard tackle on dung in the 63rd the referee was French says East Rutherford . A Hristo Stoichkov the scoring Star of bulgarians soccer team had explained his teams surprising world cup victories Over Argentina Mexico and Germany by saying a god is on wednesday bulgarians unexpected run came to an end with a 2-1 loss to Italy in the semifinals. Stoichkov was asked if he still considered god to be a bulgarian. A yes 1 believe god was on our Side but the referee was French a Stoichkov said. The feeling of Neutral observers was that Bulgaria did not have a defensive answer for Roberto Baggio Europe a football player of the year in1993, Baggio went around three bulgarian players and then beat goalie Borislav Mihaylov for the games first goal at 20 49. Baggio then took a soft pass from Demetrio Al Bertini and beat Mihaylov again at 25 15. A we played with dignity and determination a coach Dimitar Penev said. A we can to be upset with the defense letting Baggio score those two wonderful Penev was right about the determination. He was right about the two wonderful goals. The dignity part of the equation might be in dispute. The bulgarians spent much of the afternoon gesturing and charging across giants stadium to protest Calls by referee Joel qui Niou and then they spent the entire pos game placing the blame for the defeat at Quiniou a feet. Bulgaria s Only goal came when it was awarded a penalty kick late in the first half at 43 53. Nasko Sira Kov was tripped in the penalty area and the privilege of taking the penalty kick was turned Over to Stoichkov. The penalty kick is soccer a equivalent of a basketball Layup and Stoichkov hit the open half of the net for his sixth goal of the tournament Penev was of the opinion that Bulgaria should have received two More penalty kicks a for a tackle from behind and for a handball in the penalty area. A we can to forget those two penalties the referee let pass by a Penev said
