How a Defender Went Down in History of Football Penalty Shootout

August 27, 2014. The return match of the Champions League qualifying round. Bulgarian club Ludogorets meets the Romanian side Steaua București. With a modest, by European standards, eight thousand fans, the stadium is full. A few tens of thousands watch the match live. But it is they who will become the only witnesses of the unique event about which the entire football world will speak the next day. Before we start, do not forget to hit the subscribe button

[@footballgeeks9718]

According to the Laws of the Game, the goalkeeper must wear the keeper’s jersey. That’s why there is another name on the Moti’s back. It is the name of Ludogorets’ goalkeeper, who was sent off.

[@MrAaika]

he wears the jersey of the second goalkeeper Cvorovic. The gk who was sent off is Stoyanov as you mentioned in the video

[@wannarockful]

2 more interesting facts about this: 1) They names the stands on the stadium after him while he was still playing - Tribuna Motti 2) The Steaua striker, who scored the first penalty, moved to Ludogorets and became their all time top goal scorer

[@marianz2000]

Yes, Claudiu Keseru

[@zaetoimeomg]

3) Another player who scored a penalty for Steaua went to Ludogorets end of the season. Andrei Prepelita. 4) Another one who also scored a penalty for Steaua went to Ludogorets 4 years later. Adrian Popa

[@eMillion100]

5. Ludogorets is a fake team , owned by a criminal billionaire, created by buying off other teams and referees in Bulgaria. That's why they are champions 13 years in a row, something like RED BULL's fake teams...

[@matkodoris9099]

Beating Steaua like this, Moti became a Dinamo legend.

[@ДимитърСтойчев-б7ь]

My hometown soccer team! It was such an unforgettable night!!!

[@footballgeeks9718]

Indeed it was! :)

[@yonkoff]

Mine too! It was an amazing match!!! In fact I trained in Ludogorets about an year or 2, as a child, when I was 10-11 years old.

[@Just_a_Lad]

I was at the stadium that night, it was amazing. That's what football is for.

[@VASILLEVSKI1878]

I remember watching this match a few days before my flight. It was so incredible and shocking that it stuck with me after all these years. Truly incredible. One of the best football games EVER!

[@stfngrgv]

Greetings from Bulgaria

[@footballgeeks9718]

Hi there!!! Nice to meet you. I watched this match live, btw :)

[@stfngrgv]

@@footballgeeks9718 it was an amazing match

[@petkovmarin]

the Ludogorets keeper did cope with the pressure. He was left without any choice but to foul the striker and save the net. Another irony here is that the Steaua player who was fouled was saved from 2nd yellow card earlier and this would never had happened.

[@footballgeeks9718]

Yes... ironic moment to some extent but still epic.

[@wannarockful]

and the other irony is that Moti actually fouled the attacker before Stoyanov and technically the foul should have been given there and Moti should have been sent off :D

[@yonkoff]

And a Ludogorets defender was sent off before that too.

[@ffelixh]

as a steaua fan i can confirm this was a long and sad night for me

[@footballgeeks9718]

I can only imagine!

[@iuliu4831]

For Dinamo Fans a have night

[@ilie123petcan9]

@@iuliu4831 its mediocrity to fell happy whn dinamo as a team its fighting to survive for the next season 2023-2024 and we both now rhey will go in second season

[@olivermcdermidperring5755]

This is some real alpha male shit tbh

[@carveysando6374]

wouldn't fly today; he went off his line XD

[@KE-zl1qf]

Nice video mate subbed

[@footballgeeks9718]

Appreciate. Thanks!

[@kvostavabrato]

There was a loooot of drama during that game. As a fan of another bulgarian team i had mixed feelings while watching live but yeah, in the end better than a team from another county to win. And btw, Ludogorets is the top team in BG for the last 11 years i think. That win, the money they got from the champions league really helped them continue winning. year after year there is no other team that can get to that top spot.

[@alexanderzukic7886]

Ironically Claudiu Keseru who scored the first pen found himself playing for Ludogorets not long after and became club legend and all time leading goalscorer

[@christopherdunk2513]

Very good video ✌🏼✌🏼 Keep it up

[@footballgeeks9718]

Thanks, you too!

[@emforcer968]

@@footballgeeks9718 why did you stop uploading

[@footballgeeks9718]

@@emforcer968 KZbin was ignoring my videos and I quit. But during last year I continued to receive messages from all of you, friends. So I am returning with new episodes this November. Stay tuned!

[@parazita89]

Motiiiiiiiiiiiiiii !

[@footballgeeks9718]

Moti!!! :)

[@mihaipresecan6198]

Cosmin moti Hate steaua like ramos tot Barcelona

[@e.k.9707]

the best game for Ludogorets was whit Steaua

[@LOLquendoTV]

Cool vid, not a fan of the overlay though

[@footballgeeks9718]

Thank you for leaving this comment. Could you specify your thoughts regarding overlay? I'd like to improve in this aspect of editing. Thank you.

[@LOLquendoTV]

@@footballgeeks9718 well, I guess my point was that the Iphone/Ipod overlay was unnecessary and didnt (to me at least) look very pleasing to the eye. Maybe try another one or just keep the vid fullscreened? Just a thought

[@footballgeeks9718]

You are lucky you have not seen my old overlay of “grandpa TV” :). The problem is that I have to comply with KZbin policies regarding fair use. Just taking football footage will eventually lead to my video being blocked. Considering that I put effort to write the script and record the narration, having problems with visuals is not the likely scenario for me. Thank you. I will think over additional options to improve the visuals.

[@LOLquendoTV]

Ah fair enough I didnt realize it was a copyright thing, good luck

[@iliyabodybuildinga4510]

Covid

[@Denkicha]

Where are you from?

[@footballgeeks9718]

Europe

[@cristianstolojan8053]

FCSB is not Steaua Bucharest !

[@davidboar6362]

At that time, FCSB was named Steaua.

[@AsgaardNorse]

That's true ! FCSB is a pathetic clone who used the name "steaua" illegaly between 2003 - 2014.

[@marianz2000]

Ba este, plângi acum clonatule

[@footballgeeks9718]

Sorry if I misspelled that

[@gabriel.ivan5795]

2:49 look how he "stay on the line", with 3 referees :))) This qualification was stolen like many others. Also at 3:10, again on the line. Bine ma Moti, esti legenda acum, dar serios cum sa nu stai pe linie?

[@robertnicolae1882]

Cry me a river 😭

[@vaskopoh9512]

The rule didn't exist back then me thinks.

[@gabriel.ivan5795]

@@vaskopoh9512 it exist.

[@himo2kdochev597]

@@gabriel.ivan5795 it didn't

[@himo2kdochev597]

@@gabriel.ivan5795 the rule was created in 2018