“The train passes alone once, we will grab that ticket!”he rumbled in the dressing room of Villa Ingenio la Carlos Lampe’s voice. The goalkeeper and referent of the Bolivian team lifted the spirits of his teammates with a harangue that became a shout of hope before facing Brazil.
The scene was lived in the previous one of the most important game of recent times. Bolivia came alive at the last date of the qualifiers and with the possibility of reaching repechage. At that time, Lampe, the goalkeeper with more presences than anyone in the history of green, took the floor and He ignited the flame of faith.
“We have the most beautiful possibility for this country, after 31 years. A year ago I broke the tendon, but also a year ago we sow FE, joy and hope because we won again away from home, ”recalled the goalkeeper, with the broken voice.
In his harangue, Lampe did not miss the criticisms that the group suffered on the first dates: “No one believed in us, they thought we were deadthat we were eliminated. But we reveal ourselves, we started winning, to play better and we reach the last date more alive than ever. ”
The goalkeeper appealed to each player’s dreams to give the final mood. “Everyone has a dream, so we go to the court, boys, to enjoy. The train passes alone once. Only we can play this game, no one else. We grab that ticket and get on the train ”, harangue.
And what came later was pure history. Bolivia jumped to the playing field with her heart in her hand and, With a goal from Miguel Third parties at the edge of the first half, he defeated Brazil 1-0, unleashing the party in El Alto and sealing its classification to the World Cup repechage.
Lampe’s harangue was recorded not only in the memory of his companions, but also in that of an entire country, which now Dream of reaching the World Cup Thanks to a heroic triumph and a brave group of players.
