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Feck sake, it's great fun and all that, but the standard of defending and goalkeeping is woeful.

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2 minutes ago, Sooperstar said:

The ref booking that boy for diving 😂😂😂

How it even needed to go to VAR.....stonewaller.

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Malinga the Swinga
1 minute ago, Mikey1874 said:

More Pens

Thank goodness. If we played till there was a goal, both teams would be there all night.

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6 minutes ago, Malinga the Swinga said:

Thank goodness. If we played till there was a goal, both teams would be there all night.

 

I've been doing others things tonight, checking in on game now and then.

 

But it's seemed like this game has been going on forever. 

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5 minutes ago, Sooperstar said:

This is the slowest penalty shootout I have ever seen in my life. 

Just about to post the same. Seemed eternity between the penalties but hosts go through and Senegal go out.

Pretty sure winner went right at keepers head but don't think the Ivorians care.

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Lewis Miller might be coming back to Hibs.

 

But Bushiri stays. DR Congo going all the way. In semis. 

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11 hours ago, Mikey1874 said:

Lewis Miller might be coming back to Hibs.

 

But Bushiri stays. DR Congo going all the way. In semis. 

 

Rocky the accident the last man standing to be able to Hibsit in a major tournament.

 

 

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Was watching some of the game last night on BBC. At half time, when they showed the highlights of the other games, who the hell was the annoying commentator? The one who was getting overly, super excited and shouty at any chance at goal. The sound engineers must utterly hate him. I get the feeling either, he is trying to make a name for himself ala Jonathan Pearce back the CH5 days, or someone on the production team is encouraging him to be so OTT. Whatever it is, by far the worst commentator on TV, even more so than the woman on Match of the Day with the annoying voice. 

 

Back on topic, the goals of the tournament, so far, had some utter pearler howitzer specials (though some of the keeping leaves much to be desired).

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After a slow start Cape Verde are looking good here. South Africa will be keen for the half time whistle. 

 

I do think the CV captain is quite lucky not to have received a 2nd booking though. 

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1 hour ago, Jeff said:

What an absolute game that was!

 

Ref fighting at the end. Reds everywhere 

Mali took defeat really well! 

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There's been a car alarm going off for at least 5 minutes in the background of the Cape Verde v South Africa game, and it's the only thing I can ****ing hear :lol:

 

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3 minutes ago, Sooperstar said:

Been an entertaining game this. 

 

The Cape Verde keeper has made some cracking saves, especially those at the start of extra time! 

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Penalties is probably fair. Been lacking some quality up front!

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I hope Cape Verde win it though, quite enjoyed watching them so far. 

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Cape Verde up first in pens. 

 

Saved! 

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Just now, Sooperstar said:

He's going to do something stupid here with the first pen. 

 

:indeed:

 

****ed it. 

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Smashed the net with that one. 

 

SA one up. 

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Wouldn't have saved that even if he'd gone the right way. 

 

Pick a spot and smash it. The best way to take a penalty. 

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2 saves. 

 

Cape Verde are definitely out. 

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3 saves! All at the same side.

 

**** me. :vrface:

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Cape Verde save! 

 

This is an awful shootout. :lol:

 

6 taken, 1 scored. Brutal. 

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Good penalty. Cape Verde score. 

 

South Africa still have the advantage. 

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Saved. 

 

And that is that. 

 

SA progress. 

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What an absolutely awful penalty shootout. South Africa go through 2-1 on penalties, and don't even need to take their 5th one. 

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Semi Finals

 

Nigeria v South Africa. 

Cote d'Ivoire V DR Congo. 

 

Feel bad for Cape Verde, they have had some great results in the tournament, especially for such a small nation. 

 

With the quality so far, literally any of them could win it.  For the underdog story, I'm hoping for DR Congo. 

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2 minutes ago, OmiyaHearts said:

Incredible effort from SA keeper.

 

Seriously good saves. Can't even say that they were shite penalties, he just was exactly where they were going.  Saving penalties is a tough ask, and he was all over it. Great saves, and he's got his team into the semi finals. 

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2 minutes ago, tian447 said:

Semi Finals

 

Nigeria v South Africa. 

Cote d'Ivoire V DR Congo. 

 

Feel bad for Cape Verde, they have had some great results in the tournament, especially for such a small nation. 

 

With the quality so far, literally any of them could win it.  For the underdog story, I'm hoping for DR Congo. 

The winner of Ivory Coast or DR Congo for me. Ivory Coast purely for sacking their manager then scraping through to the last 16. DR Congo for the underdog story. 

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3 minutes ago, tian447 said:

 

Seriously good saves. Can't even say that they were shite penalties, he just was exactly where they were going.  Saving penalties is a tough ask, and he was all over it. Great saves, and he's got his team into the semi finals. 

Bebe's was awful. Didn't look too bad on first viewing but the camera angle from directly behind him showed it for what it was. 

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4 minutes ago, Sooperstar said:

Bebe's was awful. Didn't look too bad on first viewing but the camera angle from directly behind him showed it for what it was. 

 

Keeper still went the right way.  If he hasn't, the shite penalty from Bebé would have gone in. 

 

Bebé in general was awful tonight.  Had a few shots that should have been passes, and one toward the end that was truly awful and nearly went out for a throw in.  Not sure where he thinks the ego is justified from, but he's nowhere near as good as he thinks he is. 

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The absolute VAR dream there. Nigeria score to go 2-0 up and it's pulled back for a South African penalty. 

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