Match 9: Netherlands v. Denmark ::GAME THREAD [R]

Well, figured there would at least be a goal with all the chances out there. Didn't think it would be off an own goal.

 

Holy Schneikes!

 

LOL. Called it.

 

First half:
Denmark plays a solid, disciplined defense. They never let Netherlands throw post patterns behind them, and congested the shot lanes just enough to make Netherlands' several chances laborious. Meanwhile, Denmark's counters have been pretty effective.

Not as fun as the Germany-Australia match, but probably the right result when two good teams play and make no real mistakes.

 

Maybe, but you never want to limp into the second round. The top favorites tied in group B, and England fans are very down on their team right now. And with the importance of goal differential, getting zero goals in a game is bad.

But now my post is obsolete.

 

Wow, that was an impressive own goal.

Poor Poulsen. Oh, it careened off another Danish player.

 

Crap: My espn3 coverage just cut out on me.

 

Good call.

 

Everybody rep this man.

 

The Dane should really wipe that smile off his face.

 

LOL Poulsen with a great assist to Agger... for the own goal!!

 

That was pretty bad. The bad part for Denmark is that this probably isn't the only goal that Netherlands will score.

 

RVP really deserves a good deal of credit for that. How he reached that first ball is a feat to be admired. And then he stuck a dangerous ball in a dangerous area. That's not completely undeserved.

 

Goals are usually conceded because of defensive errors.

 

Double crap. My espn3 coverage cut out just in time for me to miss the goal. Here's hoping Univision comes through for me.

 

I'll take it

 

Anytime you get the ball into that area of the pitch you can easily find a goal.

 

Mistakes and errors are different. Clark not covering Gerrard was an error, Green letting the ball past is a mistake.

 

Van Persie's first touch betrayed him there.

 

Oh my lord -- awful first touch by van Persie! He's been excellent and then botches a golden opening.

I was going to post early in the 1st half how he took a laser pass from close range in traffic on top of the box like the ball was a marshmallow -- just stuck to his foot.

And then he let's that one run away. Oooof.

 

46' 1-0 Just saw a partial replay. #9 Robin Van Persie (not pictured) crosses from the left endline to the far post, #15 Simon Poulsen leaps at 3m right post, heads away from a Dutch attacker -- low across the goal mouth and slightly toward his own goal line, and it hits #4 Daniel Agger's upper back between the shoulder blades, and deflects just inside the left post. N.B. All "left/right" are from Holland's perspective. FIFA originally credited it as an own goal by Agger, but just reassigned credit to Poulsen.

 

its a shame Robben is not playing
will he be out the next 2 games too ?

 

Van der Vaart was aiming for goal of the tournament (or at least the first round) with that sneaky little flicker.

 

That was almost GOLAZO!!!!