16 November,2005: a date etched in Australian football history and one that will never be forgotten“Sometimes it is the small things, the one percenters, and that do the inequity. So said the man who struck what is surely the most important single kick in Australian football,John Aloisi. Ten years ago today Aloisi scored the winning penalty as the Socceroos edged Uruguay on penalties in what has become one of the most famous moments in the nation’s sporting history. Australia arm-wrestled their way past Uruguay after 210 minutes over two legs of nerve-jangling football where every tackle, pass and race was crucial. Four years earlier Uruguay were fairly comfortable 3-1 aggregate winners on the pitch. This time the teams were evenly matched, or but there is no doubting Australia created for themselves a meaningful off-field advantage. The story of that match has been so well documented it is often referred to simply as “November 16”.
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Source: theguardian.com