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Pic: George Hamilton revisits the site of Ireland’s heartbreaking defeat to Holland at Euro ’88
Published 16:03 17 Feb 2015 GMT
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The ghosts of Wim Kieft are still spinning around here
When they built the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, they did so right beside the Parkstadion, the venue for Ireland's cruching 1-0 defeat to Holland in 1988. A freakish Wim Kieft goal sent Ireland home from Euro '88 and while visiting the city to commentate on Schalke v Real Madrid tomorrow night, the RTE man took a few snaps of what is left of the old stadium.Doesn't look much like the place where Wim Kieft broke our hearts at #Euro88 #Gelsenkirchen #RTEsoccer #UCL pic.twitter.com/UHHJFy1Icl — George Hamilton (@HamiltonRTE) February 17, 2015God damn it George it still hurts... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVeBkdn7xpY
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