In Day 11 of the 2011 Goal of the Year Tournament, #1 Jalil Anibaba’s “impossible, improbable” effort from March 30 U.S. Open Cup qualifying vs. Colorado edged out #2 Sebastian Grazzini’s memorable equalizer in the October 15 Capital Comeback at D.C. United. With the result, Anibaba is crowned the Armas Bracket Champion and will take on Nowak Champion #1 Marco Pappa’s Hat Trick Clincher in the first tournament semifinal Wednesday. It also means the three remaining #1 seeds have all advanced to the tournament’s final four.
2011 FIRE GOTY - Day 12 - Which goal was better?
TODAY’S MATCHUP:
We move back to Kubik Bracket where we’ll crown our last Regional champion as #2 Pappa’s stunning individual effort on March 26 vs. Sporting KC goes up against the surprise of the tournament, #4 Diego Chaves’ Capital Comeback winner on October 15 at DC. The winner will take the Kubik crown and move on to face Klopas Champion, #1 Dominic Oduro’s U.S. Open Cup semifinal game winner vs. Richmond from August 30 in the competition’s second semifinal on Thursday. If Pappa wins, it’ll mark the second year in a row where the Guatemalan international took two entries into the tournament’s semifinals.
Which goal was nicer? Which one meant more? Which one do you like best?
Vote for your favorite goal by 11:59pm CT tonight at the poll to the right.
Click here to view the updated 2011 Chicago Fire Goal of the Year bracket ordownload as a PDF. Visit our 2011 Goal of the Year page here.
If you are using Internet Explorer and cannot view the video below,click here to watch on YouTube.
