Journal #3464
Posted 18 years ago2006-06-26 22:38:12 UTC
Well, it's over for Australia. Knocked out of the World Cup as a result of some truly shoddy refereeing. I don't think any Italian (even the most stubborn, and yes I have Italian heritage so I can say that) can say that the penalty was deserved (nor was Italy's redcard for that matter).
Australia should've won that match. They had the game under their control, they just didn't have enough cracks at goals. I am certain that if the game went into extra time, they would've done it. To get a penalty against in the the dying seconds is incredibly cruel.
Which brings me to my next point: why aren't there four linesmen? How the hell is one linesman supposed to see right over to the over side of the pitch?
Irrespective of these points, Australia have pretty much won the World Cup. They won it by getting in to it, they won by scoring not 1, not 2, but 3 goals against Japan, they won it by advancing to the final 16 and they won it for putting up a tremoundous game of Football against Italy. Congratulations to the Socceroos: you bloody well deserve it!
Australia should've won that match. They had the game under their control, they just didn't have enough cracks at goals. I am certain that if the game went into extra time, they would've done it. To get a penalty against in the the dying seconds is incredibly cruel.
Which brings me to my next point: why aren't there four linesmen? How the hell is one linesman supposed to see right over to the over side of the pitch?
Irrespective of these points, Australia have pretty much won the World Cup. They won it by getting in to it, they won by scoring not 1, not 2, but 3 goals against Japan, they won it by advancing to the final 16 and they won it for putting up a tremoundous game of Football against Italy. Congratulations to the Socceroos: you bloody well deserve it!
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