Round Of 16: June 26th

06-26-2006, 12:27 PM

Italy-Australia. Right now it's still 0-0...

Switzerland-Ukraine. I'm hoping for the Ukrainians but I think the Swiss will win. 2-0.

06-26-2006, 01:11 PM

1-0 Italy fulltime. rough defeat for the aussies. penalty in the last seconds of the game. Totti made no mistake. Italy goes through

06-26-2006, 01:42 PM

Unlucky Aussies, clearly no Dae Han Min Guk in terms of technical ability and it told.

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words
That you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

**Jocasta** · 06-26-2006, 01:50 PM

Harsh, bad luck Aussies. Back to beating the crap out of us poor Pommies in cricket and rugby.

Mo · 06-26-2006, 02:00 PM

I think i'm going to cry well ok i am crying

The last F**king second if we held on we would have them in extra time no doubt.
Dammit i don't wanna snap cuz i'm proud of my boys.
We outplayed Italy yes they were down to ten-men but we outplayed them.
I'm not going to ***** if was a pen or not cuz it's our fault it was given for not closing them in the last few secs.
Tho in my eyes it wasn't a pen Lucus Neil was on the floor the italy player just went down but again it's our fault to let them come out us in the final mins :(
****k why did Harry Kewell get hurt & miss this game we really missed him :(:(

Anywho Good luck to Italy & good luck to you all @ Fanhost...

Peace
~Mo~0ut~

**Jocasta** · 06-26-2006, 02:11 PM

You have my sympathies Mo, I know how you're feeling right now (Italia '90 anyone?) and I'm sure if they hadn't have won in extra time, they'd have done in a penalty shoot out.
You have to be proud of your boys though.

**eliza'snumber1fan** · 06-26-2006, 02:16 PM

it was never a penalty, the italian dived, aussies could of won it given extra time?

06-26-2006, 02:58 PM

Honestly it would have been a travesty if the Italians lost that match, they were in total control. Then came the amazing red card for Materrazzi…couldn’t have happened to a nicer player though!

Australia lacked the technical ability and pace to play it through the Italians, they just resorted to wide play and Bolton-esque tactics which the Italians will always be perfectly comfortable with.

Pace is key to unlocking any Italian defence, historically they are simply unable to cope with fast movement and increased tempo. This is why Premiership sides generally beat Serie A opposition in Europe. The Aussies just had power and lacked the pace and creativity.

The opportunities that Australia fashioned were few and far between, at no point in the match did you think the Italians looked in any real danger. Really disgusting way to eventually lose the match though. I’m not sure if it was a penalty, looked harsh.

Commiserations to the Aussies, gave a great account of yourselves, a little bit dirty but whatever, see you guys again in South Africa 2010. You will be there.

Looks like Italy guaranteed a Semi-Final spot, cos Switzerland and Ukraine are both total rubbish.

06-26-2006, 04:35 PM

I agree that it wasn't a penalty. The Italian was just begging and he was rewarded. I don't know how you could make that call with almost no time left. The Italians are a team of divers so it's fitting they made it to the next round on a dive.

06-26-2006, 05:53 PM

Ukraine wins on a penalty shootout 3-0. Ukraine - Italy in the quarterfinals should be interesting.

06-26-2006, 06:20 PM

Switzerland becomes the first team to be knocked out of the World Cup without allowing a goal. Considering how much trouble they have scoring it's funny they missed all their penalty kicks.

Moshe.. · 06-26-2006, 06:27 PM

OMG Tyson shouldn't have been sent off. He shouldn't even have got a yellow.

The blues were imperious off the ball once again. 21 games unbeaten.

06-27-2006, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moshe..

The blues were imperious off the ball once again. 21 games unbeaten.

This scares me.

Captain Beefheart · 06-27-2006, 07:38 PM

It's a meaninless statistic. Brazil has won 11 straight, Scolari hasn't lost a game with Portugal and before today Aragones hadn't lost one for Spain. Something has to give.

Italia! Italia! Italia! Italia! But not that way. If being pessismist is the english way, what's the italian way? "We can play like crap, but at the end will scrape it. The gods are on our side". Truth be told they've shown a mental weakness that'd worried me if I were on their side.

Australia didn't turn possession and dominance into legit attacking threats enough. The crosses were coming in from too deep making it easier for the azzuri to defend and stay back. Spreading wide more would have been a better plan(and when they tried, they found a hole, Buffon just sealed it). Italy had a few chances, but to me there is more to being the better side than having 40% of possession and sitting back. However, you don't need to dominate to win, and that's where Australia fell short.

Gattusso Man of the Match. No questions asked.

06-28-2006, 04:35 AM

Scolari lost the Euro 2004 final.

06-29-2006, 01:04 AM

06-26-2006, 12:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jonny Posts: n/a	Round Of 16: June 26th Italy-Australia. Right now it's still 0-0... Switzerland-Ukraine. I'm hoping for the Ukrainians but I think the Swiss will win. 2-0.

06-26-2006, 06:27 PM	#12 (permalink)
Moshe.. il dolce far niente Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: hampstead Posts: 1,006 My Profile	OMG Tyson shouldn't have been sent off. He shouldn't even have got a yellow. The blues were imperious off the ball once again. 21 games unbeaten. Last edited by Moshe.. : 06-27-2006 at 01:23 AM.

06-29-2006, 01:04 AM	#16 (permalink)
T-Bone Posts: n/a	Last edited by T-Bone : 06-29-2006 at 01:05 AM.

06-26-2006, 01:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jonny Posts: n/a	1-0 Italy fulltime. rough defeat for the aussies. penalty in the last seconds of the game. Totti made no mistake. Italy goes through

06-26-2006, 01:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
Avaya Posts: n/a	Unlucky Aussies, clearly no Dae Han Min Guk in terms of technical ability and it told. Staring at the blank page before you Open up the dirty window Let the sun illuminate the words That you could not find Reaching for something in the distance So close you can almost taste it Release your inhibitions Feel the rain on your skin No one else can feel it for you Only you can let it in No one else, no one else Can speak the words on your lips Drench yourself in words unspoken Live your life with arms wide open Today is where your book begins The rest is still unwritten

06-26-2006, 01:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jocasta Love Charlie Babbit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shaftesbury Avenue Posts: 18,168 My Profile	Harsh, bad luck Aussies. Back to beating the crap out of us poor Pommies in cricket and rugby.

06-26-2006, 02:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mo LH/FH.Com 0ld Skool Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,371 My Profile	I think i'm going to cry well ok i am crying The last Fking second if we held on we would have them in extra time no doubt. Dammit i don't wanna snap cuz i'm proud of my boys. We outplayed Italy yes they were down to ten-men but we outplayed them. I'm not going to * if was a pen or not cuz it's our fault it was given for not closing them in the last few secs. Tho in my eyes it wasn't a pen Lucus Neil was on the floor the italy player just went down but again it's our fault to let them come out us in the final mins :( **k why did Harry Kewell get hurt & miss this game we really missed him :(:( Anywho Good luck to Italy & good luck to you all @ Fanhost... Peace ~Mo~0ut~

06-26-2006, 02:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jocasta Love Charlie Babbit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shaftesbury Avenue Posts: 18,168 My Profile	You have my sympathies Mo, I know how you're feeling right now (Italia '90 anyone?) and I'm sure if they hadn't have won in extra time, they'd have done in a penalty shoot out. You have to be proud of your boys though.

06-26-2006, 02:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
eliza'snumber1fan moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Countdown to new york starts now!! Posts: 5,085 My Profile	it was never a penalty, the italian dived, aussies could of won it given extra time?

06-26-2006, 02:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
Avaya Posts: n/a	Honestly it would have been a travesty if the Italians lost that match, they were in total control. Then came the amazing red card for Materrazzi…couldn’t have happened to a nicer player though! Australia lacked the technical ability and pace to play it through the Italians, they just resorted to wide play and Bolton-esque tactics which the Italians will always be perfectly comfortable with. Pace is key to unlocking any Italian defence, historically they are simply unable to cope with fast movement and increased tempo. This is why Premiership sides generally beat Serie A opposition in Europe. The Aussies just had power and lacked the pace and creativity. The opportunities that Australia fashioned were few and far between, at no point in the match did you think the Italians looked in any real danger. Really disgusting way to eventually lose the match though. I’m not sure if it was a penalty, looked harsh. Commiserations to the Aussies, gave a great account of yourselves, a little bit dirty but whatever, see you guys again in South Africa 2010. You will be there. Looks like Italy guaranteed a Semi-Final spot, cos Switzerland and Ukraine are both total rubbish.

06-26-2006, 04:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
Explosivo Posts: n/a	I agree that it wasn't a penalty. The Italian was just begging and he was rewarded. I don't know how you could make that call with almost no time left. The Italians are a team of divers so it's fitting they made it to the next round on a dive.

06-26-2006, 05:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jonny Posts: n/a	Ukraine wins on a penalty shootout 3-0. Ukraine - Italy in the quarterfinals should be interesting.

06-26-2006, 06:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
Explosivo Posts: n/a	Switzerland becomes the first team to be knocked out of the World Cup without allowing a goal. Considering how much trouble they have scoring it's funny they missed all their penalty kicks.

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06-27-2006, 07:38 PM	#14 (permalink)
Captain Beefheart Mu nótahu Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In a West End town, a dead end world Posts: 3,908 My Profile	It's a meaninless statistic. Brazil has won 11 straight, Scolari hasn't lost a game with Portugal and before today Aragones hadn't lost one for Spain. Something has to give. Italia! Italia! Italia! Italia! But not that way. If being pessismist is the english way, what's the italian way? "We can play like crap, but at the end will scrape it. The gods are on our side". Truth be told they've shown a mental weakness that'd worried me if I were on their side. Australia didn't turn possession and dominance into legit attacking threats enough. The crosses were coming in from too deep making it easier for the azzuri to defend and stay back. Spreading wide more would have been a better plan(and when they tried, they found a hole, Buffon just sealed it). Italy had a few chances, but to me there is more to being the better side than having 40% of possession and sitting back. However, you don't need to dominate to win, and that's where Australia fell short. Gattusso Man of the Match. No questions asked.

06-28-2006, 04:35 AM	#15 (permalink)
Avaya Posts: n/a	Scolari lost the Euro 2004 final.