Match 27: Slovakia - Paraguay :: PBP [R]

Exactly why my TV is resting on my dining table.

This is the only game I'll get to watch tonight, so it BETTER be good.

 

lol cheese and granola bar this morning. Yeah this second half has started with a lull

 

I'm here, too. There's just not too much to say. This match has been rather sterile.

 

Well, yes, there's that too...

 

I can't believe Paraguay dropped off. Everytime Weiss or Sestak get some time on the wing this Slovakia team rebuilds some confidence. They are just challenging Slovakia to New Zealand them.

 

Paraguay still knows how to create chances without possession and with Slovakia getting back in numbers very easily.

 

Today's slo-mo theme: headers.

 

Basically, if I don't see any sweat bouncing off your header on a slow-motion HD replay, you're not working hard enough.

 

Any other scissor tackle would have drawn a red card. Not this one, apparently.

 

How does that header stay out?

 

Just missed header goal Paraguay!

 

When you try it near post, it seems.

 

My rough translation of Japanese TV: "...Slovakia is stronger at ice hockey..."

 

I really like that Paraguay are not 'sitting' on a 1 goal lead.

 

I'm amazed how invisible Hamsik has been, against New Zealand too.

 

My rough translation of French TV: "Oouu lala"

 

Torres with a rocket. Had the keeper beaten at the upper 90.

 

Paraguay usually only wins by a goal, no matter how weak the rival. One of their characteristics I find unnerving.

Because of that, they are prone to concede a last minute tie in a game where they, otherwise, were clearly superior in all aspects.

Tactically, this Slovak team has little to offer. Technically, they're outmatched. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if they tie it near the end.

 

Man, forty yards, fifty yards...that ball just doesn't stop rolling.