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This is why we love soccer: The Boca Juniors last-minute victory edition

May 24, 2012, 5:02 PM EDT

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Silva of Argentina's Boca Juniors kicks to score against Brazil's Fluminense during their Copa Libertadores soccer match in Rio de Janeiro Getty Images

It was all over in Brazil.

Home team Fluminense was essentially through to the semifinals of Copa Libertadores, needing only to kill of stoppage time. Then: disaster.

Boca Juniors Diego Rivero outpaced the defender to the ball, ripping a shot that Diego Cavalieri saved. It bounced off the post and back across the goalmouth. Cavalieri hit it again… right to Santiago Silva. Golazo, yo.

Sorry Fluminense. Boca is through.

The staid broadcast with the goal coming at 2:50 (via MLSSoccer.com’s great Kick Off).:

And the celebration:

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  1. buzahn - May 24, 2012 at 5:12 PM

    That’s what I get for turning the channel. :-(

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