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Post by Wycco on Jun 5, 2002 7:48:35 GMT -5
US 3 Portugal 2...
Something seems distinctly wrong with that.
How the hell did that happen? The US is supposed to suck at football- and Portugal is one of Europe's best at the moment!!!!!
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Post by pabs on Jun 5, 2002 9:16:10 GMT -5
Well I watched the game...and this is what I saw.
Portugal's defense SUCKED A FAT ONE...plain and simple. They received an early goal, courtesy of their goalkeeper who can't control a ball to save his life. Portugal then became very disorganized. Rui Costa and Luis Figo could not find each other to start some plays and there was very little that anybody else could do. Figo displayed all his technical ability, but that just wasn't enough. Then a portuguese defender scored on his own goal, and 6 minutes later, in another defensive error, McBride was left alone to put it in with a header. In reality, at that point the US had taken 5 shots on goal just about and 3 were goals. Portugal had taken 3 but they controlled the ball. I guess pride is what really saved Portugal. The second half as completely one-sided with 21 players in US territory (Portugal's keeper was the only one in Portugal's side of the field). But the US had a lock that Portugal could not break.
All in all, the US deserved the win. Portugal made too many mistakes and the Americans cashed in. But I wasn't particularly impressed with either team. I hate defensive teams like the US and a team that can't beat a defensive lock in 45 minutes surely does not deserve to be world champions....
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Post by RacerX on Jun 5, 2002 10:02:43 GMT -5
Hey Pabs...I'm impressed! THAT was a great review! Thanks. I hadn't caught any of the game, but I did watch Carolina stump Detroit in game 1 of the Stanley Cup PLayoffs!!! Wuff, great upset there too!
BTW- I noticed you're still just a tropical storm....any chance of growing into a Hurricane? ;-)
See ya on the track buddy! Times, getting closer! You've got to be getting near the end of all those freaking tests!!!
Maybe then you'll pack enough energy to be upgraded to Hurricane Pablo!!!!!!
LOL,
RacerX
:-)
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