Jesus to Nigel de Jong: hold my beer.Straight red for Jesus!
(That’s about the worst foul I’ve seen.)
Seconded, emphatically.Recommend turning this game on… looks like it’s gonna be a fun ending.
Since I posted this five minutes ago, we've had three more bookings. No idea how we're still 11v11.Also we're at 39 combined fouls and six yellows 82 minutes in, and the six yellows have been conservative, there could easily have been twice as many.
di Maria should have shot it immediately instead of passing.With all off Columbia forward for a corner, keeper botches coming out, yet Barrios saves off the line. Wow. Gift not opened by Argentina.
Even so, with no extra time it's still an obvious tactical foul to take.That should be red. Can't allow that.
Agreed wholly. But should be adjudicated fairly.Even so, with no extra time it's still an obvious tactical foul to take.
Agree. And as physical as the game was, it was relatively "clean" -- there weren't a lot of dirty/reckless tackles with intent to injure or flopping. But there were a lot of tactical fouls, and every time there was a 50/50 both guys went in full bore.This second half was as good as anything the Euros has had to offer.
Astute. This nails it. And both teams pushed to win.And as physical as the game was, it was relatively "clean" -- there weren't a lot of dirty/reckless tackles with intent to injure or flopping. But there were a lot of tactical fouls, and every time there was a 50/50 both guys went in full bore.
ESPN story re Argentina tauntsMina is known for dancing after scoring goals and pulled out his trademark celebration in the quarterfinal after netting in the shootout win over Uruguay.
However, Mina's penalty was saved by Emiliano Martinez on Tuesday, with television footage cutting to Messi screaming, "Dance now" at his former Barcelona teammate from the halfway line.
With the game played without fans due to the coronavirus pandemic, the footage also picked up Aston Villa goalkeeper Martinez's attempts to put off Mina in the build-up to the penalty.
"Look, the ball's not on the spot," he told the referee as the centre-back stepped up to shoot. He then shouted at Mina: "You're nervous, huh? I can tell you're nervous. I know where you're going to shoot. Watch and see how I'm going to eat you up. Remember, I'm going to eat you up."
Seriously this should be a really good and fun match. Messi playing like he wants this one badly.The final kicks off in 10 minutes and no posts since Wednesday!
Give CONMEBOL some love, people.