Euro 2008 - Germany - Spain Final in Vienna!!

[Atro]

The final score could have even been larger, but make no mistake, Holland first goal was a CLEAR off-side.

Even if it ended 3-0 , the match would have been VERY different if that goal wasn't hallowed.

Anyway, the dutch deserved it WITHOUT question. They seemed the "italians" tonight. Congratulations.

 

[evil wasabi]

The final score could have even been larger, but make no mistake, Holland first goal was a CLEAR off-side.

Even if it ended 3-0 , the match would have been VERY different if that goal wasn't hallowed.

Anyway, the dutch deserved it WITHOUT question. They seemed the "italians" tonight. Congratulations.

I agree. It was a terrible non-call. I felt like the Italians were being bullied by the referee the moment Toni was yellow carded. Then Zambrotta got carded. Suddenly it was clear that the Italians weren't allowed to win this one. They were basically ref'd out of the game.

When you see your team getting carded it kills your momentum. When you concede a goal it kills momentum. The refs decided the momentum. Not the teams.

 

[Takumaji]

Italy can afford to lose a match, as long as they get points on the next two games. Honestly, I got knocked on these two games today. I wrote off the dutch and they surprised me. I wrote off Romania and they, I dunno... the French played bad. Romania is still not doing shit in this tournament.

Not sure wether they can afford to lose a match in THAT group, things may tighten up in the end and the goal difference may be the decisive factor, then this 3:0 might haunt them.

As for Romania, IMO they played better than most people thought they would, it all depends on their next match.

Atro,

there wouldn't have been much difference today, off-side or not. Italy played worse than Holland and lost, that's really all there is to say.

No need for conspiracy theories, Italian papers will be full of them tomorrow anyway...

 

[evil wasabi]

No need for conspiracy theories, Italian papers will be full of them tomorrow anyway...

Materrazzi to be transfered to Romanians for Chivu on goal.com?

 

[Takumaji]

Ahahaha, did they say that? Great!

 

[evil wasabi]

Ahahaha, did they say that? Great!

No, not said yet, but goal.com can be terrible with fake news.

I will say that the Italians lost like winners. They could have reacted far worse. The French would have reacted far worse.

 

[ratson]

Ok i made a joke to wasabi earlier but seriously i am dutch live in the netherlands and i can't believe we beat Italy.
I would have been more then happy with a tie we haven't beaten them in 30 fucking years

 

[ratson]

The final score could have even been larger, but make no mistake, Holland first goal was a CLEAR off-side.

Even if it ended 3-0 , the match would have been VERY different if that goal wasn't hallowed.

Anyway, the dutch deserved it WITHOUT question. They seemed the "italians" tonight. Congratulations.

watch the replay of the 1st goal i am not so sure but then again i am dutch but thanks.my brother was there he had won tickets.

 

[Lets Gekiga In]

Gekika,

France could have won but shouldn't have, their game was not up to par with their overall skills.

Having Henry would've been nice as well.

 

[evil wasabi]

watch the replay of the 1st goal i am not so sure but then again i am dutch but thanks.my brother was there he had won tickets.

lucky guy.

 

[evil wasabi]

Having Henry would've been nice as well.

I don't know if he would have helped. The french just played really bad. Anelka has been out of his mind for a while. He at least seemed like he wanted to play more than in the Chelsea final, but goddamn some bad decisions of his... He's truly shit.

 

[Atro]

I have to eat my words.

Holland 1st goal is valid.
That is due to a rule that refers that a player who's out of the pitch without the referee's authorization counts as if he was in.
Panucci could have been sited in any of the stadium's bench that that goal would still be validated.

 

[kobylka68]

I have to eat my words.

Holland 1st goal is valid.
That is due to a rule that refers that a player who's out of the pitch without the referee's authorization counts as if he was in.
Panucci could have been sited in any of the stadium's bench that that goal would still be validated.

I thought that might be the reason for the non call. It's good to see that Italy have no excuses for that goal.

 

[Atro]

there's also a strange thing in this tournament.

All the teams that lost their match, haven't scored.
Lack of luck or not, we're still awaiting for a match with more than one side to score.

Let's wait for Group D to see if it happens in these 2 matches

 

[Atro]

I thought that might be the reason for the non call. It's good to see that Italy have no excuses for that goal.

The most funny thing about that is that most of the journalists don't know that rule and will pain the newspapers as that goal was illegal and will ask for the ref's head.
Unfortunately for them, it's as legal as the 2 others.

 

[Takumaji]

Day 4 - Today's matches:

Spain - Russia

Greece - Sweden

Russia plays quite well but I guess Spain will make it. Either 2:1 or 1:0 for Spain.

Greece - Sweden will be fun, the Greek are still high on hope and enthusiasm, Sweden will have a hard time with them. It's difficult to predict this one IMO, maybe 1:0 for Greece or 1:1.

 

[Atro]

it is the most even group of all.

it's hard not only to predict the scores but also who's gonna make it to the next round.

By Hiddink's words, Russia falls to the weakest spot, but it might just be a tactical move to release pressure on his players.

 

[evil wasabi]

The question for Spain is "who is going to score?!" They have so many weapons it's hard to tell.

As for russia, if they score, Zhirkov will have a part in it.

 

[Atro]

The question for Spain is "who is going to score?!" They have so many weapons it's hard to tell.

As for russia, if they score, Zhirkov will have a part in it.

Well, 4-1 for the Spaniards.
euforia is the current moment.

let's see how long it lasts.
Not that they're bad ( exactly the opposite ) , but they seem to have the quarter-final syndrome...

 

[Takumaji]

My prediction was a bit off... Spain - Russia was nice. I overtestimated the Russians, they have a shit defense but a good heart, the head goal was really good.

 

[Lovecraft0110]

Well, 4-1 for the Spaniards.
euforia is the current moment.

let's see how long it lasts.
Not that they're bad ( exactly the opposite ) , but they seem to have the quarter-final syndrome...

Oi!

Of course we aren't bad!

But you're right about the euphoria: already Marca, the famous Spanish sports daily, is proclaiming how Villa is "making us all dream"...

May I add, by the way, that Villa hails from the same province I do, Asturias...

 

[Takumaji]

Half time Greece - Sweden.

Well... ugh... that was the worst first half of Euro 2k8 so far.

The champion does not play champion-like at all, the Swedes really have a good chance to beat them tonight.

 

[Atro]

Oi!

Of course we aren't bad!

But you're right about the euphoria: already Marca, the famous Spanish sports daily, is proclaiming how Villa is "making us all dream"...

May I add, by the way, that Villa hails from the same province I do, Asturias...

You're still alive CABRONAZO !

Yeah, I read Marca in a daily basis ( more than once a day to be true ) and they are already singing so early. That's basically why when "la roja" fails, people get frustrated because they're always making VERY HIGH expectations on their squad.

I said a few days in a thread here that Spain is playing a splendid football. It now leaves them to prove if they can keep climbing the ladder higher than previous tournaments, since every spaniard ( well, the most criticizing ones ) don't believe them to get passed quarter finals.

 

[Atro]

Half time Greece - Sweden.

Well... ugh... that was the worst first half of Euro 2k8 so far.

The champion does not play champion-like at all, the Swedes really have a good chance to beat them tonight.

Reahgel and that greek team really stink.
It's so boring to watch a match where the defenders ( 3 of them !!!! ) spend one ENTIRE MINUTE passing the ball themselves without any will of attacking.

I really believe they will struggle sooner or later. Their 2004 miracle won't happen twice...

 

[Atro]

2-0 so far