The Official Metpage Fifa World Cup 2006 Topic

[metallifreak27]

haha! tonight i watched my very first FULL game of soccer, and im afraid it is going to be my last

i wasnt following the aussies really, as i am in no way a fan of soccer, i actually hate it, but a few mates of mine made me sit and watch

and yes my fears were confirmed, there is just NOT ENOUGH ACTION to warrant sitting on my arse infront of a TV for 1 and a half hours

[superman321]

Fucken hell, another dodgy decision but this time we do really suffer because of it. Ohhhh well, maybe next time. At least we showed we could compete with the best of them and that maybe now teams will have to take use seriously.

Still, a pitty it had to end this way, with a bullshit call, not the way we wanted to say goodbye to Guus the miracle worker.

[Danallica]

Man were we soft...thats all ill say

[metallifreak27]

im not a soccer fan, as u can probably tell by now, but australia had a lot of control of the ball for the majority of the game, and i think they wasted alot of chances by stuffing around with the ball

but then, what would i know, as during the game i had to ask what the fuck does offside mean haha

[Danallica]

The thing that annoys me is that the Italians are famous for their diving, are the refs really that blind to it still?

[Fadingtoblack]

I'm glad to see people from a wide variety of countries are supporting us after that game.

I mean, again we have to scream "WE WUZ ROBBED!!!", but this time it is true.

30 seconds to go, then an Italian guy falls over, while Neil is lying prone on the ground another metre in front of him - And that warrants a penalty!?


We dominated pretty much the entire match, with the Italians surviving only by an unmoving defense that got lucky a few times.

We deserved a whole lot better than to lose, especially like that, but it is good to see that we have gained worldwide respect in this sport.
Now we just have to get the Referee's bank account numbers off FIFA so we can go further next time.


PS. at Bleeding Me's BJ comment

[Fadingtoblack]

Ha, saw this on another forum and had to post it here:


The man of the match, representing Italy:





Good link with reactions to the decision from all the Australian players:

Ninemsn

Midfielder Tim Cahill said he was "furious".

"One decision has changed Australian football and changed our lives as players," Cahill said.

and also this very interesting quote:

"We deserved more," said striker John Aloisi, who plays his club football in Spain.

"I don't really want to say too much because I have that referee in Spain."

^^ Looks like he knows how matches work...


Looking around the net it's good to see that even the Italians aren't that proud of winning like that, and like I said, a lot of other nations coming forward in support. Small consolation, but I like it

[sacha]

Italy were much better during the first half and the referee put a red card although the Italian did not deserve it !!

Concerning the penalty I would say : 50-50

And nowadays everybody makes diving ...

[Danallica]

The Red card was unwarrented, the penalty was not 50-50, it was a disgusting decision, the italian player that dived should have been carded

[sacha]

The Red card was unwarrented, the penalty was not 50-50, it was a disgusting decision, the italian player that dived should have been carded

No I meant it was 50-50 because Italy received a red card which was not deserved