Match 60: SWE : ENG - KUIPERS (NED)

Good point.

 

That was a ridiculous decision. There was no unnatural position by the player either. I did not realize players require eyes on the back of their heads now too.

 

An actual football match has broken out!
Both teams playing pretty much within the LOTG!

PH

 

Sweden was wronged. Maguire fouled on his goal. Kuipers has allowed a lot of physical play.

 

And that offside they delay??? He was a yard off ffs.

 

Don’t think the late flag was needed there

 

I don’t see more there then on every CK in the WC.

 

Nothing wrong at all. Just a stronger player. If anything Sweden defender was blocking, but compared to Latin teams,
it was nothing to call.
No one seems to be complaining.

PH

 

Not even close.
Not one Swedish player complained, which should say a lot.

 

What? This is a professional match. C’mon.

 

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PH

 

I suppose someone (no prizes for guessing who) will say that was a foul by the Swedish attacker
who had his header on goal saved?

PH

 

On that goal, Sweden over-marked Kane. Done in by the Kane Scrutiny.

 

Amazingly quiet game from a referee perspective. Why? Two uefa teams? Kuipers man managing from the very beginning? Both?

 

Their kit does almost look like it was dipped in strawberries

 

That's quite the rationalization. Your post made me laugh. If Maguire runs into me to and bowls me over to head the ball it is a foul. This is Sweden, not Brazil who fall at the slightest contact.

 

Relatively clean game thus far and very little dissent, respect to both sides, games like this are certainly more entertaining imo.

 

How long you been holding onto that one?

 

This for the most part, IMO.

 

It was a halftime epiphany. I’m sure on the first in the vastness of the Internet.

 

I think England is forgiving Pitchford for his lousy distributions given his saves....

 

So then was it half-vast?