They say they never meet your heroes, but Cecilio Waterman just couldn't help each other on Thursday for The semi-final of the Panama Nations League against the American national male team At the Sofi stadium in Inglewood, California.
A terrible slog of a game quickly became the chance of Waterman not only to meet Thierry Henry, the player he admired the most by growing up in Panama, but also to celebrate his goal of stopping with the former World Cup champion.
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A few moments after scoring the first and the only goal of the match in the 94th minute, Waterman spotted Henry, who was sitting on the edge of the pitch while working the game as an analyst for CBS, and sprouts towards him. Waterman jumped over the fence, put himself in the face of Henry and kissed him, while being invaded by his teammates for the celebration of joyful goal.
“You are my idol!” You are my idol! ” Waterman told Henry in Spanish in the moment. Later, during the post-match show, Waterman was invited to the panel and told how he grew up by idolatrating Henry and was exceeded at the moment.
“Last night at the Team Hotel, I was asked” Who is your idol? ” And I said, “It has always been Thierry Henry.” I watched him play at Arsenal, and the truth is, since I was a young child, he will be an inspiration for me.
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Henry said he was shocked when it happened and was happy that the embrace went as she did.
“I never thought that I was going to be part of a celebration like this and not score the goal and even not be on the ground,” said Henry. “This is what it meant for him. I saw in his eyes because he was quite close, that he was in a trance. God thank you, I understand the Spaniard. When he said 'eres Mi Idolo', I was like ok, phew. I don't know where we were going there, but it was special.”
Waterman’s goal turned out to be the difference in the match, because the Americans Apathies failed to equalize in the last minutes.
Panama will face the winner of the late match on Thursday between Mexico and Canada on Sunday's final when Waterman will have a chance to raise the Panama First Nations Trophy, although the moment cannot approach the time he met his idol.
