Sachinism Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Croatia score in the 29th minute of extra time 2 mins later Turkey equalize god damnnnnn penalties!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hiten. Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 BLOODY HELL!!!!! What a game.... 2nd quarter final that is going down the wire. Turks, take a bow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hiten. Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 TURKS ARE IN!!!!!! What a bloody game. Breathtaking...phew!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predator_05 Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Turks are blessed by god or something. I don't know how they keep doing this. Late, late, late shows against the Swiss, against the Czechs and now, with THREE SECONDS REMAINING IN EXTRA TIME, Rustu punts the ball up field, the ball falls to Semih, who unleashes an UNSTOPPABLE VOLLEY to score exactly when that 1 minute of added time goes by. Now, i've seen refs blow the whistle within 2 or 3 seconds of added time remaining on the clock, and normally, the ref would have blown as Rustu took the goal kick. Bilic looked p issed and rightfully so - this will be discussed for a while. But man, what is with these Turks. So unbelievably good under pressure. All their penalties were flawless, and the Croatians completely bottled it. Now the question is, can Turkey go any further ? 120 minutes of play plus penalties will leave them feeling completely sapped. The Germans couldn't have asked for anything else. Plus, they will be missing their best player (Arda) and a solid centre-half (Emre Asik). As always, the Turks are up against it, the odds stacked against them before the game even begins and they will probably get longer during the match itself, but with divine intervention kicking in like this periodically, can they lose ? Greece won it in '04, can Turkey do the same ? hmmm... ...and in other news, Predator_05 bet $100 on Turkey to qualify for the semis @ 33/20 in the 50th minute of the second half. I'm grinning ear to ear, as you might imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tendulkar Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Dude ' date=' he may be a nutter , but at least he gave a fellow desi Vikash Dhorasoo a chance to play in the World cup !:--D[/quote'] He really is mad:hysterical: He proposed live on tv after losing and guess what she turned him down:hysterical:What a loser:hysterical: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/international/euro_2008/article4175461.ece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 What a game the last qf was! Rustu went from villain to hero in a matter of minutes. Turkey simply refuse to die. However, I feel Germany will end their fairytale quite cruelly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludhianvi Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 It was indeed a dramatic end to the game yesterday between Turkey and Croatia. Reminded me of that 1998 world cup encounter between Argentina and the Netherlands in which the Dutch scored in the dying minutes to take the lead and eventually win the game. An aerial pass from before the midfield which was skillfully trapped by Bergkamp, then the ball bouncing perfectly in favor of the Dutch and Bergkamp then toed the ball past the goalkeeper. It was a great game to watch, such drama and skills at view. Still remember that game because I was rooting for Argentina then. [ame= Link[/ame] Speaking of the Dutch, today's game between Netherlands and Russia should be an exciting one to watch with both teams very aggressive and offensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketics Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Holy Cow, Beauty, Beauty Soccer. Classic Game This Goner Are The Dutch.. NaziZ Gonna Win This Tournametn Folkz, U Heard It Here First Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predator_05 Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Fully deserved win for Russia, they completely outplayed Holland. Niether France nor Italy were as quick as Russia on the break, and they really lacked the shape and the drive that the Russians had in possession. Russia's second striker Arshavin was absolutely sensational. He ran the Dutch ragged. If Arsenal want him, they should sign him immediately. Unfortunately for them, his performance today must have added another 10 million to his market value... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Dutch disappointed me really. Truth be told the score could easily have been 5-1 in favor of Russians. Russia fully deserved this win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vroomfondel Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Arshavin = rishte mein sabka baap. Now somebody please hit gattuso in that embarrassment that he calls a face, and it will have been a great Euro 2008. (but realistically, given spain ki choking history, we are looking at 1-0 or 2-0 for Italy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachinism Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 much deserved win for Russia, totally outplayed the Dutch and they were the only team that looked like they wanted to win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhondy Posted June 21, 2008 Author Share Posted June 21, 2008 Russia have revenge for '88. Quite sweet that their then tormentor is now the Dutch coach. Spain chokers? Surely not greater than the Dutch? That '88 triumph is the only major competition they have ever won. Even Cruyff and co couldn't go beyond the last four in '74. They are pushovers when it comes to the knockout stages- they freeze. And for goodness sake, don't rest your best players in the final match of the group stages. That's the third side to have paid the price for doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predator_05 Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Russia have revenge for '88. Quite sweet that their then tormentor is now the Dutch coach. Spain chokers? Surely not greater than the Dutch? That '88 triumph is the only major competition they have ever won. Even Cruyff and co couldn't go beyond the last four in '74. They are pushovers when it comes to the knockout stages- they freeze. And for goodness sake, don't rest your best players in the final match of the group stages. That's the third side to have paid the price for doing that. Believe me, Spain are the bigger chokers. At least Holland get to the semi-finals on a fairly regular basis - Spain can't even manage that. Think back to how they were eliminated in all these big tournaments - the '98 World Cup, they threw away a lead against Nigeria for god's sake, courtesy of a horrific goalkeeping howler; in Euro '00, they fought tooth and nail against France until Raul missed a penalty in the final minute (which would have made it 2-2 and sent it to ET); in '02 World Cup, out on penalties to South Korea; in Euro '04, they needed just a draw in their final match against Portugal but still lost 1-0 as Portugal played them off the park; in the '06 World Cup they led 1-0 against France and then threw it away as Zidane and co. ran out 3-1 winners. They are even worse than England. Luckily for them, Italy will be missing the AC Milan midfield pair of Pirlo and Gattuso. This is probably their best chance to break the choking trend. They have never had strikers like David Villa and Torres, so let's see what happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veer Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 ohhh Russians were damn good.. where are these teams coming from? in world cup, turks and russians were no buddies. now all of a sudden these teams are playing superb.. (yeahh dont follow football regularly.. ) and btw.. why brits are not in tournament? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumble_rocks Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Holland back 4 got exposed by Ashravin and co ! I am afraid , Germany also suffers from the same predicament ... No improvement in the backfield from the squad of '06 world cup .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prudent Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 ohhh Russians were damn good.. where are these teams coming from? in world cup, turks and russians were no buddies. now all of a sudden these teams are playing superb.. (yeahh dont follow football regularly.. ) and btw.. why brits are not in tournament? Simple, they didn't qualify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prudent Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Russia have revenge for '88. Quite sweet that their then tormentor is now the Dutch coach. Spain chokers? Surely not greater than the Dutch? That '88 triumph is the only major competition they have ever won. Even Cruyff and co couldn't go beyond the last four in '74. They are pushovers when it comes to the knockout stages- they freeze. And for goodness sake, don't rest your best players in the final match of the group stages. That's the third side to have paid the price for doing that. I have the video of that match. USSR were the favorites...but Holland won 2-0. Holland's present coach Van Basten scored a super goal on that day. Russia - Germany final any one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Would it be fair to say that Hiddink is the Whatmore of football? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tendulkar Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Spain v Italy tonight. Should be a classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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