Official Ukraine - Tunisia Live PBP Match Thread-AIM Chat Info [R]

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Ukraine vs Spain
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June 23 - Berlin (http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/schedule.html)
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AIM Chat Information

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BigSoccerTunisia- pro Tunisia
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Thread will be opened about 1 hour before the match starts.

[sidspaceman]

Good luck to everybody and please keep it civil.

thank you

[NER_MCFC]

Since there's almost no chance of the other game being either surprising or influential, I'm watching this one. Tunisia has already looked shakey on defense.

[NER_MCFC]

Yellow to Tunisa for diving.

[bojendyk]

I don't believe it! I just saw an actual card that was actually given for diving!

[yellowbismark]

Since there's almost no chance of the other game being either surprising or influential, I'm watching this one. Tunisia has already looked shakey on defense.


I should probably be watching this one too, but for some reason I'm itching to see a blood bath, so I am sticking to Spain-Saudi.

[NER_MCFC]

Twelve fouls in 18 minutes!

[NER_MCFC]

And the Ukranians waist another decent looking chance.

[NER_MCFC]

2nd yellow for Jaziri (he was the diver early) of Tunisia. It didn't look like a card worthy foul to me; I'm not even sure it should have been whistled.

[dvandyke]

Shock Horror: The ref sends a player off harshly and ruins another game.

[Weah]

the refs in this World Cup have really gotten out of hand. way too many questionable showings of cards that can greatly affect teams. has affected a great number of teams in this Cup

[bojendyk]

the refs in this World Cup have really gotten out of hand. way too many questionable showings of cards that can greatly affect teams. has affected a great number of teams in this Cup

I looked away for a moment and missed the second yellow, but the first was definitely deserved.

[dvandyke]

It was a foul but nothing too bad. The ref knew he had already been booked and should have used his brain.

[Maruti]

Hmm... i'm not watching the match but it sounds like this match is crap with the higlights being a blatant dive by Jaziri and a yellow card, and than a controversial yellow for a nonfoul...

Any goalmouth action? At all????

[NER_MCFC]

Any goalmouth action? At all????
A bit for both teams, but nobody who's had the ball in the box has done anything useful with it.

[M]

Awful game, and an overly officious referee.

[Guinho]

Tunisia is getting robbed. I think both of the yellows were questionable, but there's no question that one of the guys in the Ukrainian wall raised his arm and punched the free kick barely over the goal. Should have been a straight red and PK, no question.


oh, but wait, this is a European team we're talking. Never mind.

[Tsigalko]

How did he miss that Penalty for Tunisia?? I guess blocking shots with your hand is the norm these last days.

[NER_MCFC]

Now I'm really starting wonder about the fact that Blatter is sitting next to the head of the Ukranian federation. Tunisia should have had a penalty.

On the other hand that was some incredibly bad defending by Tunisia just now, so the penalty goes the other way.

[Dr. Wankler]

I got a feeling that Ukraine's going to blow this.

And say what you will about Graham Poll: At least his referee stylings yesterday were made the match more entertaining and memorable. This guy is making a match that was already likely to be dull even worse.