Euro Quarterfinals Game Thread

[CodPiece XL]

Play to the refs whistle.

 

[Cellar-Door]

Yellow was for a dive I thought

If it was it's an even worse call. The yellow for handball is something refs never call but at least he handled it. If it's for a dive it's just a bad call since he was fouled.

 

[ifmanis5]

Terrible pass. Germany has squandered a bunch of chances all game long.

 

[teddykgb]

Draxler did everything right until the time came to not hit the ball like a 25 yard pass

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

If it was it's an even worse call. The yellow for handball is something refs never call but at least he handled it. If it's for a dive it's just a bad call since he was fouled.

It was for handling. You could see that the ref had his arm raised for indirect free kick on the restart.

 

[sachmoney]

Eh, Hummels took away some of the width with his run. You can always come inside towards goal, if you have to go away from goal, your momentum is going to be ruined.

EDIT: not excusing the pass, but both deserve some blame, Draxler more.

 

[tbrep]

Really hope Germany lose on penalties. They've been pathetic in attack.

 

[teddykgb]

Really hope Germany lose on penalties. They've been pathetic in attack.

I'm selfishly rooting for all of my MCFC players and targets to be eliminated so I'd normally agree but it's pretty hard to want Italy to be rewarded for this one. There's a fine line between defending responsibly and trying to spring forward and just playing negative boring dross and this has been much more of the latter

 

[Ale Xander]

Wtf was that?

 

[CodPiece XL]

Why would it be an indirect kick for handball? Have the laws changed that much? If it's not a deliberate handball it's not a foul.

 

[sachmoney]

Yeah, Muller drew that one.

 

[Dollar]

How was that not a handball on Germany after the ball hit the ref?

 

[LuckyBen]

Such a sad flop from Boateng

 

[Cellar-Door]

Man if the linesman sees that and gives a penalty and yellow to Neuer it would be the worst way to lose ever.

 

[Ale Xander]

Hand!!!!

 

[Ale Xander]

Never mind

 

[SocrManiac]

Needs more Grosso and Del Piero...

I'm shitting bricks.

 

[teddykgb]

All handballs are supposed to be direct, i think, but I don't ref. A yellow for diving maybe would be given as an indirect.

 

[Ale Xander]

Get the notepad out!!!!

 

[blueguitar322]

Going into penalties, I'd feel more confident for Germany if they subbed out Ozil right now.

 

[sachmoney]

C'mon Germany.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Why would it be an indirect kick for handball? Have the laws changed that much? If it's not a deliberate handball it's not a foul.

I don't know why he was signaling indirect, but thought that they only call indirect free kicks for obstruction or certain handlings, but not for simulation. Could be wrong though.

 

[CodPiece XL]

Well good luck to everyone who has a dog in this fight. It's a horrible way to lose a match.

 

[Ale Xander]

I can't believe this game was billed as the true Final

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

All handballs are supposed to be direct, i think, but I don't ref. A yellow for diving maybe would be given as an indirect.

Yeah, I might have it backwards, though goalkeeper handling infractions are indirect I think.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Well, this keeper match-up makes this shootout more interesting than most for me.

 

[ifmanis5]

Ozil will miss.

 

[CodPiece XL]

I'm pretty sure every hand ball leads to a direct free kick. Handball is handball and is determined to be deliberate.

 

[McBride11]

Handballs are direct
I have no idea what the indirect was for. Simulation? Which is stupid as the italian was tripped by the German.
That and Neuer's crap play and then falling down were bad calls by the ref imo.

 

[teddykgb]

This is maybe the first time Conte has sort of wished he had brought Balotelli

 

[shawnrbu]

Baggiooooooooo!

 

[Ale Xander]

Baggio

 

[sachmoney]

Great tactical move by Conte to bring on Zaza. Hope he does this same stuff at Chelsea!

 

[ifmanis5]

Weird kick that.

 

[Ed Hillel]

LOL

 

[johnmd20]

The goalie dance is great.

 

[CodPiece XL]

That's why you don't fuck around on the run up.

 

[sachmoney]

So weak from Muller. So weak.

 

[ifmanis5]

Muller so bad. :lol:

 

[CodPiece XL]

Lol.

 

[The Price Is Wrong]

That's what he gets for dancing like Yosemite Sam on his run-up.

 

[CodPiece XL]

Jeez

 

[McBride11]

Ozil!!! Haha

 

[ifmanis5]

Ozil will miss.

YUP

 

[johnmd20]

Blam off the post.

 

[blueguitar322]

Oh, Ozil. So predictable.

 

[sachmoney]

why ozil

 

[johnmd20]

Wow, that was SO BAD.

 

[shawnrbu]

These are some awful penalties.

 

[Ed Hillel]

What the fuck is happening?