switzerland v ukraine

[Balbi]

FOR FUCKS SAKE, CAN NOONE BLOODY SCORE A FUCKING GOAL?

amazing

 

[xenon]

This could go on for ages. Alah Ghana and Egypt was it?

 

[ruffneck23]

at last a goal

 

[xenon]

I want them both to lose.

 

[Nemo]

2 pens each, 1-0.

 

[Balbi]

ukraine v italy bloody amazing QF that will be

 

[leftistangel]

Even the penalties have been shite lol

 

[Nemo]

I want them both to lose.

Ditto.

 

[Nemo]

Fucking pathetic penalties.

 

[xenon]

*Yawn*

Oh well that's that then.

 

[ruffneck23]

ahem .......

well done ukraine....

fantastic match
not

 

[William of Walworth]

Fucking pathetic penalties.

Indeed -- more missed than scored, when has that ever happened??

 

[wiskey]

well about fucking time.

they dont desrve to look happy they scraped that by the skin of thier teeth

 

[Balbi]

dear god

 

[William of Walworth]

I wouldn't be surprised if a few go over the bar.

Thus far there's about 4 games that stick out for me
Arentina Mexico
Australia Croatia
Ghana Czech Republic
Australia Brazil

Saw all of those except Ghana's triumph against the Czechs and I agree ...

 

[William of Walworth]

Italy have an easy game in theory and probably in practice, but Ukraine will SURELY improve (from a very low base admittedly!)

For one think Italy won't spend ages keeing 11 men behind the ball ...

 

[gnoriac]

Couldn't stop laughing during the penalties! There are better Sunday League matches wher all the players have a fag in one hand and a Special Brew in the other.

 

[Orangesanlemons]

Incredible to spend 120mins playing for penalties when you patently haven't bothered to practice them.
Woeful stuff.

 

[chooch]

For one think Italy won't spend ages keeing 11 men behind the ball ...

Aye. Tricky with ten on the field.

 

[jammer]

great game..
insomniacs take note

 

[leftistangel]

Barely a handful of high quality matches thus far.

There was more action at a rained-out Wimbledon than during Ukraine Switzerland.

And the other game today was decided by the referee blowing for a phantom penalty in the 93rd minute of a scoreless, 90 minute game.

No wonder some nations find football bizarre.

 

[Balbi]

great game..
insomniacs take note

"ZZ.....................*scribble going off the page and down the trouser leg*..."

 

[William of Walworth]

Aye. Tricky with ten on the field.

You predict red cards?

Or are are you making a smartarse point?

 

[Balbi]

Ok - here we go.

'Come on' the following;

Germany, England, Ukraine and Spain

 

[jiggajagga]

The players and tacticians are killing the game!
Even the BBC pundits said that the Swiss way of playing would destroy the game.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Despite all the hype and propaganda, this world cup hasn't been a festival of great football. For me.

It's been a lot better than 2002 though...

 

[hektik]

Switzerland will take pride of place in pub quizzes and trivial pursuit style questions acrosss the world from now on.

Which team got eliminated from the world cup despite never conceding a goal?

 

[editor]

Switzerland will take pride of place in pub quizzes and trivial pursuit style questions acrosss the world from now on.

They can claim two World Cup firsts!

They are the first team to go out of the World Cup without conceding a goal and they are the first side not to score a single penalty in a shoot-out.

They were also part of one of the most boring games ever, of course.

 

[frogwoman]

They were also part of one of the most boring games ever, of course.

erm ... "one of"??! there've been worse??