Episode 12: Goal! The Dream Begins

06/08/20 • 96 min

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In our season finale, the Matchday Matinee crew take on their most anticipated film yet–Goal! Danny Canon's 2005 hit stars Kuno Becker as Santiago Munez, a Mexican immigrant from LA who is handed the opportunity of a lifetime when he is given a trial with Newcastle United.

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Show Notes:

Film Introduction (03:39)
Discussion (05:24)
Footy Flicks (1:12:23)
Trivia: Round Twelve (1:18:59)
Matchday Matinee Table (1:25:26)

Goal! The Dream Begins on IMDB

Where to find our Show Hosts:

Adam Ducker: @Flameboy84

Mark Guilherme: EightThreeFootball

Raghav Sandhu: @MatchdayMatinee

Questions, comments or suggestions for a future episode? Let us know! Reach out to any of our hosts or Matchday Matinee on Twitter to get in touch and start the conversation.

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Show Notes:

Film Introduction (03:39)
Discussion (05:24)
Footy Flicks (1:12:23)
Trivia: Round Twelve (1:18:59)
Matchday Matinee Table (1:25:26)

Goal! The Dream Begins on IMDB

Where to find our Show Hosts:

Adam Ducker: @Flameboy84

Mark Guilherme: EightThreeFootball

Raghav Sandhu: @MatchdayMatinee

Questions, comments or suggestions for a future episode? Let us know! Reach out to any of our hosts or Matchday Matinee on Twitter to get in touch and start the conversation.

Previous Episode

Episode 11: The Cup

Football fever knows no bounds or borders–even for a pair of Tibetan Monks living in a remote monastery during the France World Cup. This week on Matchday Matinee we're taking a look at the 1999 Tibetan-language film The Cup from Director and Lama Khyentse Norbu.

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The Cup (ཕོར་པ།) on IMDB

Where to find our Show Hosts:

Adam Ducker: @Flameboy84

Mark Guilherme: EightThreeFootball

Raghav Sandhu: @MatchdayMatinee

Questions, comments or suggestions for a future episode? Let us know! Reach out to any of our hosts or Matchday Matinee on Twitter to get in touch and start the conversation.

Next Episode

The First-Ever Keepie Uppies Awards Show!

Introducing the first-ever Keepie Uppies, our post-season awards show! We'll be digging through all twelve movies from our first season to celebrate the victorious and the incredulous (we're looking at you, United Passions). Join us for a fun hour of reminiscing and let us know what you thought or if we missed any deserved winners. ----more----

The Keepie Uppies I Award Categories

(0:00) Welcome to the first-ever Keepie Uppies! (01:43) Best Soundtrack Award (05:02) Worst Accent Award (07:16) Best Portsmouth Reference Award (09:43) Most Believable Character to Be a Footballer Award (13:45) Character You Want with You in the Apocalypse Award (19:53) Weirdest Soccer Move Award (23:48) Best Cameo Award (27:42) Funniest Character Award (29:45) Best Footy Flick Award (35:31) Best Editing Award (38:42) Best Actress Award (42:35) Best Actor Award (49:45) Impromptu Awards (54:58) Best Original and Adapted Screenplays (59:30) Awards Wrap-Up

List of Season One Films:

The Damned United
Mike Bassett: England Manager
Ultras
Pele: Birth of a Legend
Kicking & Screaming
Final Score
Bend It Like Beckham
United Passions
Diamantino
Victory
The Cup
Goal! The Dream Begins

Where to find our Show Hosts:

Adam Ducker: @Flameboy84

Mark Guilherme: EightThreeFootball

Raghav Sandhu: @MatchdayMatinee

Questions, comments or suggestions for a future episode? Let us know! Reach out to any of our hosts or Matchday Matinee on Twitter to get in touch and start the conversation.

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