Richard Hastings, Carmelina Moscato become latest Canada Soccer Hall of Fame inductees

Richard Hastings thought he was getting on a Canada Soccer call with former teammates Paul Stalteri and Julian de Guzman to reminisce about the 2007 Gold Cup.

Instead Hastings, who made the Gold Cup Best XI that year, found himself on the line with Canada captain Atiba Hutchinson, coach John Herdman and former Canadian internationals Jason deVos, Iain Hume and Craig Forrest.

It was Hutchinson who broke the news that Hastings was headed to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame.

Hastings and former defender Carmelina Moscato, who won 94 caps for Canada as well as a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics, are the latest Hall of Fame inductees.

Hastings, 45, will be honoured March 28 at the Canadian men's CONCACAF Nations League match against Honduras in Toronto. Moscato, 38, will be showcased before a future women's national team game.

While primarily a defender, Hastings is most remembered for the winning goal against mighty Mexico in the 2000 Gold Cup quarterfinal in San Diego.

At the time, the Mexicans were ranked first in CONCACAF and 10th in the world. Canada was ninth in the region and 85th in the world.

The Canadian men had just three wins in their previous 22 meetings with Mexico (3-13-6) and had been outscored 52-14.

So the odds were against Canada that day in 2000 at Qualcomm Stadium. And it seemed business as usual when Ramon Ramirez put the Mexicans ahead in the 35th minute.

But Carlo Corazzin headed home a Martin Nash cross in the 83rd minute and, after the regulation 90 minutes, the game went to sudden death.

The ball reached Hastings outside the penalty box. Without breaking stride, he used his right thigh to redirect the ball in front of him. And when he caught up with the ball, he roofed it past goalkeeper Oscar