European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Brazil Italy gain final Romano goal in 81st minute edges Sweden Pasadena Calif. Apr there is a proverb in Brazil that soft water dripping a Long time can make a Hole in a hard Rock. A a a a. A a. A in this Case the soft water was a Stream of 26 shots by Brazil and the Hole in the hard Rock was a solitary goal by Romario in the 81st minute against Sweden. The image seemed appropriate to the. See Page 29 for More on world cup brazilians As they continued the persistent sometimes tortuous Way they went about reaching the world cup final against Italy with their 1-0 Victory wednesday Over Sweden. The impossible situation brazils world cup team found itself in wednesday was a frustrating failure to score despite plenty of opportunities. Twenty five times brazilians shot and 25 times they either missed by a Little or a lot or they saw swedish goalkeeper Thomas Ravelli do amazing acrobatics to Block the Ball. The rest of the swedes weren to doing much except phasing Brazil holding their breath when Ravelli Dove for a shot and sending a scant three shots toward brazils goal. It always seemed just a matter of time before Brazil would score especially when Sweden lost a player on a red card in the 63rd minute. But As the game dragged on in a scoreless tie and the Prospect of an overtime loomed Brazil finally discovered a Little Way to win. Jorgino with nine minutes left sent the Ball Curling in from 5-foot-6 Ravelli left. Romario the diminutive brazilian hero leaped As if on Springs and headed the Ball into the goal on Ravelli a right. The thousands of brazilians and pro brazilian fans in the packed Rose bowl who had whistled at times with impatience at the missed opportunities re 1�end dream for Bulgaria by Brad Snyder the Baltimore Sun East Rutherford . After a fast and furious first half Italy a Roberto Baggio and bulgarians Hristo Stoichkov sat out much of the Anticlimactic second stanza. But Baggio a two first half goals did enough Early damage to give Italy a 2-1 semifinal Victory wednesday Over upstart Bulgaria before an almost entirely pro italian crowd of 77,094, the largest of the seven world cup games at giants stadium. A a a a a a Quot. Italy moved into sundays final against Brazil with the Champion assured of securing a record breaking fourth world Nannae Taefi july 15,1994 Page 32 in world cup us i a m w Van unidentified fan wears a homemade world cup to celebrate Brazil s Victory. Leased their frustration with a Roar that rocked the stadium. Brazils Beneto and Romario who peppered Sweden with so Many shots embodied the creativity and flair that is As much a part of their country As the bouncy sounds of Samba and the wild passion of carnival. The brazilians found Little ways around defenders took risks moved the Ball quickly and with artistry. If Beneto and Romario were not quite the soccer geniuses that Pele was at least they were following his tradition. Ravelli was Sweden a oldest player a month shy of 35, and its most reliable. In the first half he Dove every which Way to make six saves and he started off the second half doing the same thing. A we believed before the game we had a Chance to beat Brazil Quot Ravelli said. A but during the game we saw How much better they  cup. Italy will be making its fifth appearance in the finals it suffering its Lone loss ii2/4 my in the 1970 final to a w w or Pele Ted Brazil. This year the Bra milians will have to contend with Baggio a who did not play in the last 20 minutes against Bulgaria because of a pulled hamstring. A i Felt a very Sharp pain after receiving a push a Baggio said. A apparently something is wrong with my muscle. Exactly what 1 done to know. 1 will know Mare  after bulgarians scoreless second half sealed Italy a Victory Baggio the worlds player of the year left the Field crying on the shoulder of assistant coach Gigi Riva and waving to the italian fans. The tears were tears of Joy. A this is my work this is my life a said Baggio who hid his Black Ponytail by wearing a Black baseball Cap backward. A it is made up of sweat and tears. This time i cried because in a very very  Baggio a two goals came during an 18-minute first half surge by Italy which fired sue unanswered shots at the bulgarians. In the 21st minute Baggio beat two bulgarian defenders and scored from 20 Yards out. He dribbled toward the Center of the penalty Box and kicked the Ball it ast goalie Borislav Mikhailov into the Ower right Corner of the net. Five minutes later Baggio took a Beautiful Chip from midfielder Demetrio Al Bertini avoided being called offsides and scored from 12 Yards out to make it 2-0. In Between Baggio a goals Italy almost added two More. Albertini hit the left fat Ost in the 25th minute and 25 seconds Ater Mikhailov barely deflected another Albertini shot Over the crossbar. Italian coach Arrigo Sacchi called his teams first half shooting barrage its Best soccer of the tournament. A for the first 35 minutes of the game the team played at its highest level a Sacchi said. A a it a very very hard in this part of the world to play for 90 minutes in this  Bulgaria did not seem to mind. Trailing 2-0, it. Scored on a penalty kick by its own Star Stoichkov in the 44th minute. The foul occurred when italian defender Alessandro Costacurta pushed Nasko Svrakov Over goalie Gianluca Pagliuca. Costacurta received his second yellow card and will not play in the final. In the second half Italy a defense held. With Baggio out of the game it needed to. It helped that Stoichkov left the game with a leg injury eight minutes after Baggio did. Distributed by Scripps Howard news service Magee trails Rookie Leader by 1 by Bob Green Turnberry Scotland apr an obscure English pro held the Lead but the Long shot americans provided a surprisingly Strong presence Early thursday m the first round of the 123rd British open championship. Jonathan Lomas 26, a Rookie on the european tour who has yet to win had to fight his own quivering nerves to finish off a bogey free round of 66 on Turnberry a windswept links. A it was a struggle at the end. I was getting very nervous a Lomas said after establishing an Early one shot Lead Over Andrew Magee. The easy going Magee used a 17th Hole Eagle As the springboard to a 61 that led the american Effort. With 99 of the 156-Man Field completed americans held five of the first eight positions but Magee refused to be caught up in any nationalistic partisanship. A a in a not representing the United states. This Isnit a Ryder cup. In a just representing myself trying to have a British Ope see Page 28 for Litkey a commentary Good time and play As Well As i can a Magee said. Until thursday morning no americans were listed among the top 10 favourites by Britain Slegal bookies and no american had Odds of better than 33-1. That changed overnight however when about one half million British pounds were wagered on five time open Champion Tom Watson reducing the Odds to 16-1 just before his Early morning tee time. Watson responded with a 2-under-Par 68 that put him two shots off the Early Lead and in a tie for third with fellow americans John Daly David Edwards and Loren Roberts australian Peter senior and Jean Van de Velde of France. Nick Price of Zimbabwe a three time Winner on the american tour this year was in a Large group at 69. Watson in the third group off the tee played in partly sunny weather with Light winds most of his round and got his score on the Board just As the weather began to change. A freshening wind picked up and Clouds began to Roll in from the Irish sea As he played the final few holes. The weather continued to deteriorate As the Day lengthened. A Light rain fell at times in the afternoon and dropping temperatures sent players burrowing into layers of sweaters and foul weather gear. The Back nine playing into the wind became particularly difficult. Roberts 39, who scored his first career Victory earlier this season in the Nestle classic in Orlando fla., once had it 4-under Par but bogeyed two of his last three holes. South african David Frost was among the leaders for most of his round then bogeyed three of his last four holes finishing with a 70,. Watson who has won Only once in the United states in the last 10 years said he was a Happy with the score but i did it the wrong was. I played the front the downwind holes in Par then got my score coming in playing into the  it could have been even better. After a three putt bogey on the sixth he needed Only a 6-Iron second shot to the Par-5 seventh and missed a 5-foot Eagle putt. He also missed from about 12 feet on the next Hole and was even Par through 12 a a Watson birdied the 13th from about 30 feet and went to 2-under with a 6-foot putt on the 17th, then missed again from about 8 feet on the final Hole. A i got a Little putting tip from Lee Trevino during their golfing vacation in Ireland last week Watson said a and it seems to be  Magee who scored the third Victory of his american tour career earlier this season in Tucson ariz., had a wildly erratic Effort that included four birdies three bogeys and an Eagle the latter capping a string of seven consecutive holes played without a Par