History for Jerzy Merino

But we could win this!!!!!

"It was a not so baaad pergformance for Colombia's woolly warriors. To celebrate the country's return to the WC after a 16-year absence, artisans in the high Andean town of Nobsa put on what they billed as the first soccer match played by sheep. On one side, dressed in Colombia's colours, were 10 four-legged players, each named in honour of one of the country's top talents. Their rivals represented powerhouse Brazil. About 500 beer-soused spectators cheered on the farmyard footballers, which were trained for two weeks to recognise and kick a foam football through a goal made of wooden logs. Result: a 4-3 victory for Colombia., thanks to a 50th minute goal by mutton midfielder "James Rodriguez, whose two footed namesake plays for AC Monaco."-

NZ Herald today, p 20

But we could win this!!!!!

"It was a not so baaad pergformance for Colombia's woolly warriors. To celebrate the country's return to the WC after a 16-year absence, artisans in the high Andean town of Nobsa put on what they billed as the first soccer match played by sheep. On one side, dressed in Colombia's colours, were 10 four-legged players, each named in honour of one of the country's top talents. Their rivals represented powerhouse Brazil. About 500 beer-soused spectators cheered on the farmyard footballers, which were trained for two weeks to recognise and kick a foam football through a goal made of wooden logs. Result: a 4-3 victory for Colombia."

- NZ Herald today, p 20