Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oy! Oy! Oy! Vs. Italia[R]

I actually picked the Italians to move on, but those pesky boys from down under are putting up a fight.

Tied at '75, and Italy is playing a man down since '50.

Very interesting.

 

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Go Australia!!!

 

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Penalty at 90' + 3 minutes. No way!

Totti scores on the PK.

Sorry Socceroos, that had to be tough.

 

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My apologies to anyone who taped the match. I forgot all about the necessary World Cup etiquette. I think, hope, that Tom caught it in time with the requisite [R].

 

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I did not put the result [r] in the thread.

Tell me, was the penalty justified?

 

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I thought it was and I did want Italy to win, just because of Toni and Totti...I could care less for the rest of them. I've never been a huge fan of Australia!

 

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I was wondering same as Tom, as I am following from work. Awfully fishy that it happens in extra time, but I have not seen anything to refute Mike's view.

 

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I'm going to watch this tonight after DV-R'ing it but I think alot of people might be suspect of this just because it happened in the last minute of injury time. We'll see I guess...

 

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I'll admit, I was going for Italy in this match, but only because of my immense hatred for Guus Hiddink. Grosso did look like he made a big deal out of Neill's challenge, though. This is a match that the Aussies could have won in extra-time. A tough exit for them indeed.

 

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Okay, I have watched the replay of this penalty at least ten times now and I do not think it was a penalty. Yes, Lucan Neill was on the ground, but other than just laying on the ground, he did nothing to bring the Italian go down. Looked more like a dive than a penalty. I feel bad for Australia that they had to go out that way.

 

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Which brings us to the age old question..."If an Aussie falls, and an Italian is the only one to fall over him, is it a penalty?"

Okay, maybe not that age old.

 

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Speaking of refs' poor calls and diving -- WHERE ARE ERIC CANTONA AND HIS THUGS????

I thought they were going to make football beautiful again, play wiz choy, honooorrrrr . . .

Oh, yeah, I forgot: they get paid by Nike and Adidas is the major sponsor!

 

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O.K. So it was a dive but after watching it again, the Italians were the better team.

If you want to see highlights, INCLUDING THAT CHEAP DIVE, here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKoh_jGa ... up%20italy

 

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I will definitely say the better team won the match. Italy was the better team and has a real chance of making it to the semi-finals with a with over Ukraine on Friday.
I just hate to see a game decided like that. Oh well though.

 

I am sick and tired of these dives. The Italians in particular. There giving the game a bad name.