USA vs Brazil

Chatbox anyone?

Halftime with the lead. It could be worse.

Brasil has scored 5 goals right after the half.

WOW..... The officiating in this game is making it unwatchable... I've seen better in MLS, and that's saying something.

I have seen some poorly officiated games, but this one takes the cake.
1) Ridiculous penalty re-take
2) Brazil goal during extra time off of an obvious (but no called) offside.

FIFA: What do you have to say to this mess?

I would have thought nobody could call a worse game that Nicole Petignat.

I was wrong

What in the world did Megan ever do to Foudy

Brazil loses my respect after that injury stall followed by getting up and running to the team bench and running back onto the field.

Is it still illegal to criticize refs? I have a lot on my mind.

EDIT: There is still humanity left in the world. U-S-A! U-S-A!

Even the neutral fans did not appreciate the Brazillian tactics... I guess the ol Sheed proverb "Ball don't lie" really fits this match. (And somehow I think Hope would have had a thing or 2 to say if the game had gone the other way)

I will say Megan may have had some shaky combinations with the ball, but her deliveries were fantastic. Even before the perfect one to tie the goal all her corners and free kicks were continuously dangerous, it was only a matter of time before one was able to find an attacking player.

But 2 lasting impressions, fitness absolutely won this game, Brazil was gassed even up a player for 55 minutes (Just shows what happens when you only give your team a month to prepare). And man that was some stone cold penalty kick taking, no hesitation (even with the GKs attempt to distract) just PURE focus...

Now I wonder, does this mean Steph gets a start with Buehler missing the semis with a questionable at best red suspension?

ESPN playing it to the hilt. Now replaying USA China 1999

Wow! Exciting finish. Clearly I didn't plan my wedding today around sports with this going on as well as the Portland vs. Sounders game.

The soccer gods are smiling on the USA. What a show of strength and will after the team went down a player, then was abused by rotten officiating. No one quit, no one got rattled; they just carried on and made Brazil pay. Never say die ... and Megan is still my idol.

onetouchfutbol wrote:Wow! Exciting finish. Clearly I didn't plan my wedding today around sports with this going on as well as the Portland vs. Sounders game.

Congrats.


But what were you thinking?

My best friend got married on Superbowl Sunday

In DC when the Redskins were playing.....

I had to go, I had the rings.

Purplegeezer wrote:

onetouchfutbol wrote:Wow! Exciting finish. Clearly I didn't plan my wedding today around sports with this going on as well as the Portland vs. Sounders game.

Congrats.


But what were you thinking?

My best friend got married on Superbowl Sunday

In DC when the Redskins were playing.....

I had to go, I had the rings.

It was the only weekend that worked for everyone in the family. It will be a great day even if the wrong team wins the Sounders vs. Timbers game. I'm probably not as hardcore as some fans since I have connections to both teams involved in that one.

Funny...I actually told my fiance we couldn't get married during soccer season...so the date is set for 1/12/13, our eight year anniversary. Please let me know if I am missing anything important on that day, maybe I can get her to reschedule.

I agree that Meghan's crosses were great, but she seems slow to me, like she has lost a step since college. Is it just the higher level competition, or has she lost a step?

I doubt that Bueler being out brings Stephanie in since Bueler plays in the middle. Only good judgement would bring Steph in, for Lapelbic, although she had a better game today (OK, OK - I know I butchered the spellings).

I wonder if Brazil will learn something from this game about class. The neutral fans had it right.