The Football (Soccer) Thread - Season 2017/2018

damn, i feel bad for that dude. you do not want to be living in a 3rd world country and make a mistake in the world cup.

Yes lol, except this time was on defense.

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That’s no justification. Ghana were denied a win by a dirty cheat. It should be at least a three match ban, though I doubt that’s going to be any consolation for Ghana now.

That was a crazy game. I can only imagine the intense pressue both teams were feeling. Hope nobody from Ghana gets shot after that loss.

They were all shitty but they wanna say the last kicker was the hero.

This is where Goal Line Instant Replay would have helped the Refs make potentially the right call.

I yelled at the tv screen for Ghana missing those penalty kicks, i thought only the Dutch suffered from that.

Tuesday: Holland vs Uruguay

Free ticket to final for us, especially without Suarez.

Ghana gave this one away at the end. Their last two PKs were not good shots, and I feel like their goalie just needed to stand firm a bit more. Tough loss for them but it may end up that the winning team here gets trolled by the Dutch in the semis lol.

He was kicked out of the game, and Ghana was awarded a gimmie with no time left. They were denied a win because Gyan choked.

Yeah, you can’t ask for more than that.

All Gyan had to do was shoot it right down the middle. No need for all that power.

Gyan should’ve scored before they went to penalty kicks. Netherlands are gonna kill Uraguay.

It wouldn’t have really made a difference in that situation. The ball was stopped from crossing the line so it wouldn’t have counted as a goal anyway, and the ref did make the right decision by sending him off. It’s up to FIFA now what happens to Suarez, though I doubt it’ll be anything other than missing the semis and still getting to play in the final… If Uruguay make it that far.

Fair enough. Still, refs would have had at least the option to look at it via Instant Replay.

Penalties aren’t gimmes in that sort of situation and under that sort of pressure though are they?

The only way that situation would’ve balanced out was if Ghana had been awarded a direct free kick right on the goal line with Uruguay having to be ten yards back behind the advertising boards.

It’s just sad to see shit like that, that’s all.

They should be gimmes, imo.

It’s 1 on 1 with a goalie. No excuse to miss. You gotta AT LEAST hit the target.

Damn. Looks like I missed some shit. I’ll check the replay on ESPN3 sometime though.

LOL, now this was an amazing game. Funny thing is that Suarez is a fucking hero, and there is absolutely no denying that.

If somebody asked for a visual representation of a Catch 22, I would show them the Suarez save. He saved his country from being eliminated, and they are at least guranteed two more games.

And as long as he isn’t allowed to play in either of them then all is well.

Penalty kicks are very difficult. The pressure is so heavy, and these goalies have been doing nothing but blocking shots their whole life. Some players do them with ease, namely the strikers, but for other players, it’s their worst nightmare.

Lol hell yeah I wanted Uruguay to win and I’m so happy for Suarez. That dude made such a good play. It’s funny to hear people calling it cheating or saying soccer is dirty, but this happens in every single sport. You do what you got to do to win.

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