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Originally posted by m2j the ball was in australian possession 59% in the second half (according to the announcer)... hence outplayed. the italians just got lucky that the ref bought that dive...

lol The Aussie player tried to slide tackle the Italian player cleanly along the ground going for the ball and completly missed both ball and player. Then Italian Player actually took a complete step and then tripped of the Aussie in the Box! Game over. lol

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Originally posted by TrickDaddE lol The Aussie player tried to slide tackle the Italian player cleanly along the ground going for the ball and completly missed both ball and player. Then Italian Player actually took a complete step and then tripped of the Aussie in the Box! Game over. lol

exactly! lol

the italian player could have stepped over him imo.

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Originally posted by m2j the ball was in australian possession 59% in the second half (according to the announcer)... hence outplayed. the italians just got lucky that the ref bought that dive...

lol The Aussie player tried to slide tackle the Italian player cleanly along the ground going for the ball and completly missed both ball and player. Then Italian Player actually took a complete step and then tripped of the Aussie in the Box! Game over. lol

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wow...an excellent example of italian soccer right there

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Originally posted by m2j the ball was in australian possession 59% in the second half (according to the announcer)... hence outplayed. the italians just got lucky that the ref bought that dive... EDIT: yup, i was right: 59% Aus, 41% Italy > Source

Thats the case in most Italy games. Its not so much they get owned as it is simply their style of play. They're defensive team that waits for a mistake and takes advantage. Im sure ball possession will look similar in their other wins too.

Im sure the AUssie's did play great though, i expected them to give Italy a run for their money and possibly even win.

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I missed the game, but I see Italy just squeaked in with a goal in extra time..

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Originally posted by King Luis wow...lots of hate towards portugal...i didn't see the game..(come to think of it, i didn't watch tv at all this weekend), but i heard it was really dirty. i'm very disappointed in the team. they're other games were clean and for them to go out and do something like this is uncalled for. i'm so surprised how a bunch of you start going crazy and saying how portugal is the worst and a bunch of crooks or whatever. if i recall correctly, iran was body checking portugal last game everytime they charged there net. So from not seeing the game I wouldn't say that it was just portugal playing poorly but netherlands was playing just as bad. and the foul stats. Por: :Ned 10 Fouls 15 9 Yellow Cards 7 2 Red Cards 2 also, with the red cards, with portugal is was a hand ball and an ungentlemanly conduct of kicking the ball away. 2 yellows which resulted in 2 reds. both very stupid...for netherlands it was an elbow which is basically an automatic red and a hacking of tiago's legs, both second yellows and followed by reds. both stupid plays by both teams. Good Luck Portugal against England.

how about you watch the game before making those comments
that elbow was ACCIDENTAL. you're the only one who's defending portugal right now and you havent even watched the game. Please stop.

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Originally posted by geroin how about you watch the game before making those comments that elbow was ACCIDENTAL. you're the only one who's defending portugal right now and you havent even watched the game. Please stop.

i'm not DEFENDING portugal. they played stupid and it was not like them to play like that. they probably deserved the cards and fouls and so did netherlands. portugal should know better and smarten up. what i'm pointing out is that everyone is going against portugal not realizing that other teams have played just as bad.
imo, the refs have been excellent this world cup and rarely make bad calls. all cards were red because the players have had previous yellows resulting in a red. accidental or not it is still a card. (he got a yellow and because of his previous one its a red).

and i can't believe i missed the ending of the italy vs aussie game. stupid people and they're problems.

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Originally posted by King Luis i'm not DEFENDING portugal. they played stupid and it was not like them to play like that. they probably deserved the cards and fouls and so did netherlands. portugal should know better and smarten up. what i'm pointing out is that everyone is going against portugal not realizing that other teams have played just as bad. imo, the refs have been excellent this world cup and rarely make bad calls. all cards were red because the players have had previous yellows resulting in a red. accidental or not it is still a card. (he got a yellow and because of his previous one its a red). and i can't believe i missed the ending of the italy vs aussie game. stupid people and they're problems.

no its not a yellow when you're runnig in the front and a guy is running behind you and you cant even see him then you accidently hit the side of his face with an elbow without even knowing his there
like i said stop defending portugal. Figo was disgusting in that game and i hope italy/portugal get eliminated next.

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Originally posted by arek

awwww poor baby, look at his face. It really hurts when you purposely trip over a player that hasnt even touched you AT ALL. fucking disgusting cheaters. Keep diving, you will be eliminated anyways.

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Originally posted by geroin no its not a yellow when you're runnig in the front and a guy is running behind you and you cant even see him then you accidently hit the side of his face with an elbow without even knowing his there like i said stop defending portugal. Figo was disgusting in that game and i hope italy/portugal get eliminated next.

alright...whatever man, i'm defending portugal everytime because i'm portugese and biased and i think portugal does everything perfect and shouldn't be blamed for anything.

but seriously, they should be playing better and i'm glad they can get to the quarter finals. thats all i expect of them to get to and thats it. if they beat england then good, if they don't then thats good enough.

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