Unofficial Pre FIFA World Cup 2010 Thread

[Aberlour10]

We are red,

we are white,

we are danish dynamite ;)

[Codo]

Good news: a Dainsh player scored first

bad news.... wrong direction...

 

Good news: Australias next games will be easier.

Bad news: They looked horrible yesterday.

 

Good news: 4-0

Bad news: we need 6 more wins and the opponents may improve...

[Hanoi5]

The champion is losing!?

[gwnn]

http://i.imgur.com/rEAil.png

http://i.imgur.com/kTKdx.jpg

[gwnn]

I wanted to watch the Kiwis in action but it's on the PPV channel. The public channel which usually shows the games is showing a rerun of Denmark vs Netherlands.

[Cascade]

I wanted to watch the Kiwis in action but it's on the PPV channel. The public channel which usually shows the games is showing a rerun of Denmark vs Netherlands.

lol

 

0-0 at half time.

 

NZ looked good very early but Slovaki while not completely dominating look more enterprising on attack.

 

NZ have given away soft ball a few times when they have had good field position.

 

Smeltz had one good shot at goal.

 

I hate the vuvzelas.

[gwnn]

almost 200k people in a Facebook group against vuvuzelas, there were only 4k on the 11th :P

[Cascade]

50th minute goal to Slovakia

 

Replays show that Vitek was clearly offside.

[gwnn]

I'm very sorry about this, the refereeing was excellent until now. ;)

[Hanoi5]

Apologies accepted Gwnn, but don't let it happen again.

[Aberlour10]

almost 200k people in a Facebook group against vuvuzelas, there were only 4k on the 11th :P

Nec Hercules contra vuvuzela plures ;)

[Cascade]

Slovakia 1 NZ 1

 

In 2nd minute of extra time

 

woo hoo

[shyams]

GGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!

 

NZ 1:1 SVK

[Cascade]

Reid scored - header

[Aberlour10]

All Whites did not give up

[Hanoi5]

Justice served. Another out of zone goal.

[matmat]

Justice served. Another out of zone goal.

I don't particularly feel like either goal was offside, but I might not have seen very many replays.

[Cascade]

Slovaki were clearly a better team. NZ found it hard to win 50-50 balls. For the most part Slovakia shut down the NZ attackers. NZ gave away possession too easily too often. Slovakia had NZ beaten for pace and control.

 

Smeltz missed a good opportunity with a header on the near post after a cross in the last few minutes and then made a similar cross but to the far post which Reid finished in the 2nd of three minutes of extra time. Reid was then booked for his celebration.

[Cascade]

Justice served. Another out of zone goal.

I don't particularly feel like either goal was offside, but I might not have seen very many replays.

I haven't seen a replay of Reid's goal that suggested he was offside.

 

Vittek seemed in front in a still frame shot when he scored his goal. I am pretty sure there was also another attacker ahead of the NZ defense.

 

I will wait for a replay of Reid's goal.

[hotShot]

Justice served. Another out of zone goal.

I don't particularly feel like either goal was offside, but I might not have seen very many replays.

Our TV-station here has a 3D-Analysis for offside situations, they could prove that the referee at the side was 2,5 m behind the offside line, from his position he could not see that the player was offside.

 

Edit: The goal of Vittek!

[Cascade]

Justice served. Another out of zone goal.

I don't particularly feel like either goal was offside, but I might not have seen very many replays.

Our TV-station here has a 3D-Analysis for offside situations, they could prove that the referee at the side was 2,5 m behind the offside line, from his position he could not see that the player was offside.

Which goal?

[hotShot]

The goal of Vittek!

[lmilne]

the guy who scored against us, wayne.

 

he looked a bit more offside than reid did, for sure!

[Aberlour10]

Is it only my subjective feeling that the level of play in this WC is lower comparing it with the previous two editions?

[matmat]

Is it only my subjective feeling that the level of play in this WC is lower comparing it with the previous two editions?

the ball has to be funky