Wednesday, June 30, 2010
It was quite a goal feast in the round of 16 for the past few nights. And there was much drama too! Finally the World Cup really coming alive. The 3 moments of this round.
1. Frank Lampard's goal that was never given against Germany. Just after Matthew Upson pulled one back, a minute later, Lampard thought he scored with a lob that clipped the underside of the crossbar and bounced back out. But the Uruguayan assistant referee nor the main one could see it, and unsure they were, they didn't give it. How un-awesome are they. Had it been 2-2, it could, arguably, have been a very different story. Maybe a more respectable defeat considering England wouldn't throw caution to the wind in the second-half, but definitely not the 4-1 mauling they received from The Kaisers in the end.
2. Carlos Tevez's wonder-strike against Mexico. After scoring a goal that, ironically, should have been disallowed for offside, Tevez struck again in the second-half to put Diego Maradona's side 3-0 up. A lucky ricochet near the edge of the penalty box, Tevez lashed onto it and produced an unstoppable 30 yard drive into the top right hand corner that left Mexican goalkeeper Oscar Perez diving helplessly. Class strike!
3. Paraguay's 5-3 penalty shootout win over Japan. With the game tied at 0-0 even after extra-time, it took Japanese defender Komano's penalty to hit the bar before Paraguay went on to win the shootout. Heartbreak for the only Asian side left and for Asia on the whole, Paraguay continued to boost the South American contingent, with half the number of quarter-finalists. Europe has 3 and Continent Africa has 1.
Now what a wonderful two ties we're gonna have! Netherlands vs Brazil on Friday's early match. It's the two offensive triangles of the tournament facing off. Netherlands with Wesley Sneijder, Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie (and Rafael van der Vaart in reserve), up against Brazil's own trio of Kaka, Robinho and Luis Fabiano. Gonna be great stuff, and with a semis place, I'm sure they'll both go all out! And then there's Germany vs Argentina in Saturday's early match. The German youngsters taking on Maradona's Messi and co. Can Thomas Muller, Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira continue to shine in their attempts to stop Tevez, Messi and Higuain? I can't wait!
Now back to BT2 and Physics and History left for THIS week only. Ugh.
Bye~!
my thoughts at 11:02 pm