Australia vs Italy

[swatkat]

Dude. That was sad. *Really* unfortunate. It really was a penalty, though - totally tripped him. A neat trick, the way he lifted his leg and his elbow. But maybe he should've remembered that he was *inside the damn penaltybox* and that it was a damn *scoring move* and there was only *half a minute left*.

The Australians were dominating alright, but they couldn't penetrate much. Where were the moves they made against Croatia? The goalkeeper, though, was spectacular.

Man. That was sad.

Comments

[swatkat24.livejournal.com]

See, it could be either way. It's the thing with football - even if it wasn't intentional, it can certainly look that way.

Australia deserved better. Their moves were oddly unpenetrating today, but still. I was hoping they'd outrun Italy during extra time.

[zeft.livejournal.com]

It's all Fifa and their stupid directives. They've been trying for ages to turn football into a non-contact sport.

Now I'm torn between hoping Italy get thumped by Switzerland/Ukraine or Italy do the same thing to someone else just to pile on the injustice.

[swatkat24.livejournal.com]

That's the thing, actually. According to the rules, the referee had no option. But it's a stupid rule - what was he supposed to do, stand there and watch?

I'm not sure if Ukraine or Switzerland can beat Italy - they have a similar lack of penetrative power. But Italy won't last against a team like Germany.