Soccer in Sun and Shadow

Goal by Gemmill

It happened at the World Cup in 1978. The Netherlands, which was doing well, was playing Scotland, which was doing poorly.

Scottish player Archibald Gemmill got the ball from his countryman Hartford and kindly asked the Dutch to dance to the tune of a lone bagpiper.

Wildschut was the first to fall, his head spinning, at Gemmill’s feet. Then Gemmill left Suurbier reeling in the dust. Krol had it worse: Gemmill put it between his legs. And when the keeper Jongbloed came at him, the Scot lobbed the ball over his head.