Dario Silva Scores A Goal

By: chris | January 13th, 2009

Yes, that Dario Silva. The former Uruguay star who tragically had his right leg amputated following a car crash just two and a half years ago. He played his first game since then yesterday, a charity event, with a prosthetic leg and managed to get himself on the scoresheet with a simple penalty which was anything but. His great hope is to get to the 2012 Olympics as a rower, and we can only hope this giant athletic leap is the first step in achieving his goal. Standing ovation.

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Category: World Football

Tags: amputated leg, Charity, Dario Silva, goal, penalty, Uruguay, World Football

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• mele419 |  January 13th, 2009 at 4:33 pm

  
  
  

  But as a rower you use your legs a lot as well, don’t you?
  Not to belittle his accomplishment, but what do you do as the keeper? I mean there’s no way you could save his shot, unless you’ve got no soul and are named Cristiano Ronaldo. He’s probably the only person that would make an attempt to save that penalty. Wanker…

  Posted from United States

  

• M Sami |  January 14th, 2009 at 3:29 am

  
  
  

  A true athlete , unlike so many
  who want to make money rather than
  live the spirit of sport.A slap
  in the face of sulker and crybabys.
  Standing Ovation,desrevedly.

  Posted from Australia

  

• Juliet |  January 14th, 2009 at 8:38 am

  
  
  

  He’s even able to use the prosthesis to balance himself while kicking. Fantastic spirit!!!

  Mele, look again — the GK didn’t make much effort, really, and comes to congratulate him after. I think he’s in on it.

  Posted from United States

  

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