[Shade]

Yeah, he's actually been, you know, playing in this game. Touching the ball. Even passing. About time. And thank god for replays, I missed the goal cause I'm switching between both games. So, that puts Australia in the 1/8 finals for now.

[Kazan]

from another forum

At work? Want to watch Brazil?

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=272717

explains how you can watch ESPNMotion games by just altering a link. It's pretty simple.

http://espnevent1.espn.com.edgesuite.net/FIFA_June22_Japan.asx

For the Japan/Brazil game.

You can just change in the date and the country for whatever game.

I assume ESPN will figure this out pretty soon and change it, but I hope I can watch the Brazil game now while getting paid for it.

[Shade]

2-1 Brazil. Another great shot. Lots of those going around today

[Edit] And 2-1 Croatia. Where the hell did Australia dig up that lousy keeper? He's looked shaky in several situations now.

[Edit] And 3-1 Brazil. Too fast... can't keep up with both channels.

[aldo_14]

All these Gilbertos are getting confusing.

[Shade]

What the... a Croat boxed the ball away, yet no penalty for Australia.

[Edit] Equalizer for Australia. Very, very deserved, Croatia have been pushed way back for a while. Glad to see that after they were cheated out of a penalty. Only problem is now they have to hold it, and they have like no defenders left on the field, only strikers.

[Edit] Heh, and 4-1 Brazil. Ronaldo's 14th WC goal, ties the record.

[aldo_14]

Ozzies 2-2

[Shade]

Whoa, temper. Red card Simic for pushing the ref.

[Night Hammer]

uh-oh did Ronaldo wake up

world could be in trouble

[Shade]

Wow... this game just keeps on giving. Emerton red card, blocking ball with his hands. By far the most exciting game yet I think, not the most well played but definitely the best entertainment.

[aldo_14]

In other words, I've got the wrong game on.  Well done BBC.....

EDIT; another Croat red!  And the Ozzies go through - well done former colony #2

[Shade]

I think it's over now. One of the most entertaining games ever. Amazing. Given how I feel now, I dare not thing about how any watching Australians might be feeling. They're probably all dead from cardiac arrest But if, by freak chance, any are still alive... congratulations

[Black Wolf]

WWhat the **** was that? Wackiest Game I've ever seen. I think Siminic got 3 yellow cards, traitorous bastard deserved them though. We were denied two separate penalties, and a couple of really good shots, our keeper was rubbish, theirs was excellent/ Man. I woke my flatmate up yelling through the whole thing

[Shade]

Yeah he did get 3 didn't he? I think the ref was just so overwhelmed at the end he couldn't keep up with anything

[Edit] And what was your flatmate doing asleep anyway with a game like this on? Good thing you woke him up

[Black Wolf]

Yeah he did get 3 didn't he? I think the ref was just so overwhelmed at the end he couldn't keep up with anything

[Edit] And what was your flatmate doing asleep anyway with a game like this on? Good thing you woke him up

That's half the reason I was yelling so loud I ended up banging on the wall to wake him up and get him out

That said, it is 5 AM here now, game started at 3.

[karajorma]

Now that is the worst Referee in the history of Soccer

Missed the penalty when the Croat was basically giving the Aussie a hug in box. Misses a second penalty due to a pretty blatant handball. Gives Siminic 3 yellow cards even though his second offence was so blatant that it probably qualified for a red all on it's own.

Fact is that while the first two of those could possibly be explained away as him missing them there is absolutely no excuse for the third. If the ref can't keep track of the yellow cards he's given out he has no job being there.

[Kazan]

i'm pretty sure the guy refereeing USA v Italy and Croatia v Australia were the same guy

[aldo_14]

Nah - he missed a chance to send someone off, remember?

[Shade]

I think he'd already given out so many yellow cards that he hadn't any room left to write down Siminic's 1st one... and so forgot about it. Might be a record for this game, most yellow cards in a single WC match, both total and for a single player

[Kazan]

Nah - he missed a chance to send someone off, remember?

heh

nah it wasn't the same guy - i just went and looked it up

[aldo_14]

It was Graeme Poll.  I remember, because the bbc seems to take particular interest in any sort of english involvement, even when it's a referee.