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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
quote:
Jumping Jack wrote:
USA!!!
USA!!!
USA!!!
Could be the last time to cheer, but I don't think so.
What's goin' on? Ghana is winning 1-0! |
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| Jumping Jack |
Bummer, but the fat lady ain't signing yet. They can still come back. |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
USA must win, can't return with only one point |
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| gustavobala |
italia 1 - 0 checz |
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| Angiegirl |
quote:
VoodooChileInWOnderl wrote:
USA must win, can't return with only one point
Sure they can. If Iran can do it, so can the US  |
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| Angiegirl |
USA scored: 1-1... |
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| Jumping Jack |
Yeah baby!!! 1-1
USA!!!
USA!!!
USA!!!
Turns out we can actually score a goal! |
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| Angiegirl |
Uhm, 2-1 for Ghana... |
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| Jumping Jack |
@#$%!!! |
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| Angiegirl |
lol .
But at least your team scored right! Mine didn't last night... |
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| Jumping Jack |
Crazy game, LOL! |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
quote:
Angiegirl wrote:
But at least your team scored right! Mine didn't last night...
No big deal in scoring if you don't get points |
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| Angiegirl |
quote:
VoodooChileInWOnderl wrote:
No big deal in scoring if you don't get points
Sure there is. They're men!
It's all egos & honour.
Dont ya know? |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
Come to Voodoo! |
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| Angiegirl |
Sure, gimme a minute!
Besides, we (Argentina & Holland) both got a point for not scoring... it's such a strange game. |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
Italy now 2-0 |
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| Angiegirl |
Italy & Ghana go through. Who would've thought! |
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| charlotte |
dam, Donovan should have scored....a few minutes left |
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| charlotte |
stupid ass fouls-just eating the clock away |
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| charlotte |
Congratulations to GHA... |
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| Angiegirl |
quote:
charlotte wrote:
Congratulations to GHA...
Don't worry, Ghana will be deleted by Brazil next round... |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
Sorry for the USA, really sorry it's not fair to go back with only one point. |
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| charlotte |
we have a long way to go...many needs
by the way, location of the next cup? |
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| Gazza |
South Africa in 2010
bad luck to the US. They were in the toughest group of all to be honest, and were better than their status suggests |
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| gustavobala |
keller and donovan are a good player! usa was in a strong group!
well done!
bye bye |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
quote:
gustavobala wrote:
keller and donovan are a good player!
Now Donovan is going to eat his own words |
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| gustavobala |
well, i said he is a good player, i didnīt know he is a arrogant!
in football we cannot say: "we will win (before the game start)" |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
Good luck today Brasil / Brazil!
Dontcha like today's header buddy? |
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| gustavobala |
OHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHH VOODOO
JAPAN NEEDS VICTORY, WE DONīT....I AM AFFRAID, WELL I AM AFFRAID IN EVERY SINGLE GAME IN THIS WORLD CUP....LOL
I īLL FIND SOMEDAY RONNIE WOOD WITH THE BRAZILIAN T-SHIRT IN SNL 78, FROM THE WORLD CUP 1978!!!!
WELL, I THINK, IS SNL OR AMERICAN TOUR 78.....
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| stewed & Keefed |
Czech Republic 0-2 Italy
Italy won convincingly to finish top of Group E and eliminate the Czech Republic from the World Cup.
Substitute Marco Materazzi scored the opening goal with a powerful header from Francesco Totti's corner.
The Czech's hopes of progress effectively ended when Jan Polak was sent off for a second bookable offence in first-half stoppage time.
And Filippo Inzaghi killed the game off near the end when he broke from almost halfway to round Petr Cech and score.
The Czech Republic had started the tournament in superb form by beating the USA 3-0, but their fortunes changed when Jan Koller went off with a hamstring injury near the end of that game.
Devoid of a focal point in attack, they were convincingly beaten in their next game by Ghana and failed to produce their best form against Italy.
The Italians were not hugely impressive, but did enough to win and set up a seemingly straightforward passage to the semi-finals.
They are likely to face Australia in the second round and, if they win that, probably the Ukraine or Switzerland in the quarter-finals.
Skipper Pavel Nedved was inevitably prominent for the Czech Republic in the opening stages.
Milan Baros was put through by a delicious curling pass from Nedved after nine minutes, but the Aston Villa striker's touch was heavy and Gianluigi Buffon smothered.
Polak's sending off knocked the stuffing out of the Czech Republic
Minutes later, Nedved tested his Juventus team-mate Buffon with two searing drives from the edge of the area.
Francesco Totti was at the heart of many of Italy's attacks, but his side lacked fluidity in the early stages.
Their first goal came from the unlikely source of Materazzi, who had come on in place of the injured Alessandro Nesta after 26 minutes.
Totti delivered an inswinging corner from the right and the Inter Milan defender rose above Jan Polak to power in a header from nine yards out.
The goal knocked the Czech Republic's confidence. Their early exuberance petered out and Baros began to look isolated in attack.
And their predicament became even worse when Polak was shown a red card after two minutes of first-half stoppage time.
The defender, who had earlier been booked for a crude challenge on Mauro Camoranesi, brought down Totti from behind and was given a second yellow.
Totti made the most of the tackle by rolling around theatrically, but the referee had little option but to send Polak off.
Czech coach Karel Bruckner brought on skilful winger Jiri Stajner in place of veteran Karel Poborsky at the interval and his side pushed forward in search of goals.
The talismanic Nedved surged forward from midfield to find himself one-on-one with Buffon after only a few minutes.
His shot was blistering, but too close to the keeper, who parried.
The increasing adventurousness - and numerical disadvantage - of the Czech Republic inevitably left space for Italy.
Inzaghi, who came on for Alberto Gilardino after 61 minutes, wastefully put a header wide after a jinking run from Andrea Pirlo.
But he made no mistake three minutes from the end when he evaded the offside trap to advance unhindered from the halfway line and round Cech to score.
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Czech Republic: Cech, Grygera, Kovac (Heinz 78), Rozehnal, Jankulovski, Plasil, Polak, Nedved, Poborsky (Stajner 46), Rosicky, Baros (Jarolim 64).
Subs Not Used: Blazek, Galasek, Jiranek, Kinsky, Koller, Mares, Sionko.
Sent Off: Polak (45).
Booked: Polak.
Italy: Buffon, Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Nesta (Materazzi 17), Grosso, Camoranesi (Barone 73), Pirlo, Perrotta, Gattuso, Totti, Gilardino (Inzaghi 60).
Subs Not Used: Amelia, Barzagli, Del Piero, Iaquinta, Oddo, Peruzzi, Toni, Zaccardo.
Booked: Gattuso.
Goals: Materazzi 26, Inzaghi 87.
Att: 50,000
Ref: Benito Archundia Tellez (Mexico).
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