Arnold Muhren's cross was wafting slowly, aimlessly, over the Soviet Union's penalty area. Muhren, then 37, had a crafty left foot, and had been aiming to supply the Dutch striker Marco van Basten at the back post. But he knew he had overhit this one.
It was the 54th minute of the final of the 1988 European Championship, and Holland was beating the Soviets 1-0. I was an 18-year-old Holland supporter, sitting behind the goal in Munich's Olympic Stadium (amid many empty seats) and wasn't expecting anything to happen.
But then Van Basten volleyed in a goal that is now considered one of the best ever scored in a big game.