Mixed emotions
Well. Mixed emotions.
Interesting feeling.
Why?
The Portugal - Iran game.
Why?
I said Portugal would win. They did. Yay.
I said it would be 2-0. It was. Yay.
I said Deco will score one. He did. Yay.
I said Christiano Ronaldo will score the other. He did. Yay.
I nailed the match.
Yet. Mixed feelings?
Simply put, my bet for 2-0 Portugal was not put in. :(
I asked for it, but no game.
Anyway. Domination by Portugal. But only two goals to show for it. They had TWO THIRDS of the possession at the end of the first half. 8 shots on target compared to none by Iran. Yet. They walked off the pitch at half time EVEN at Nil-Nil.
THEN, in the SECOND half, they did not quite have as many chances, 2 shots on target compared to one by Iran. Yet they walk off with two goals. Amazing.
Still interesting game. Luis Figo for one will remember it. He went crashing down in the 36th minute, following a rash challenge by Hossein Kaabi. It was a very high tackle, and Kaabi gets to leave the match with a bit of Figo! Yes! His skin is now on the spikes of his boot. Figo gets to have Kaabis imprint on his face. At least it wasnt Ronaldo. The girls would have been yelling if it was him. *snicker*. No yellow card though, interestingly. I would have thought the cut would be sufficient evidence, but no.
That is going to scar...
In the 48th minute though, Portugal gets back at Iran. Deco comes flying in with his high kick, nailing Mohammad Nosrati on the arm. Now Deco has Nosrati's skin to remember him by. How sweet. Still. Nosrati goes off to treat the cuts, and Deco gets a yellow card. Hey! Boot in face = no card, boot in arm = card? Something wrong with the referee I think. Hmmm.
HIIIYAK!
In all seriousness though. Deco finally broke the deadlock in the 63rd minute with a glorious strike from outside a box. After a squared pass from Figo, the Brazilian (former?) unleashed a superb shot that left Ebrahim Merzapour standing. It just nailed the left edge.
In the 79th minute however, Luis Figo won a penalty for his side, going down just on the edge of the box. The TV replays looked like he tripped, but the referee pointed at the spot, and Ronaldo stepped up. The goalkeeper dived left. Ronaldo shot right. GOAL! 2-0 Portugal.
The drama isn't over yet however, when Christiano Ronaldo wins a free kick from Yahya Golgohammadi. Golgohammadi fails to get up however, lying on the ground holding his shoulder. Three minutes later, he finally gets up, having refused a stretcher. As he walks away though, the referee stops him, and gives him a yellow card. Talk about adding insult to injury. Its his fault though, so I'm not going to comment. His teammates were trying to talk to the referee though, pointing at Golgohammadi. I wonder if they were trying to weasel a way out for him to not get the yellow. Hmmm.
Portugal: This is how you dance.
Iran: NO! This is! Cross your legs!
Not a card. I'm begging you. No. No. NOOOOO!
This is so wrong. SO wrong. Check out the guys expression too. :S
Interesting feeling.
Why?
The Portugal - Iran game.
Why?
I said Portugal would win. They did. Yay.
I said it would be 2-0. It was. Yay.
I said Deco will score one. He did. Yay.
I said Christiano Ronaldo will score the other. He did. Yay.
I nailed the match.
Yet. Mixed feelings?
Simply put, my bet for 2-0 Portugal was not put in. :(
I asked for it, but no game.
Anyway. Domination by Portugal. But only two goals to show for it. They had TWO THIRDS of the possession at the end of the first half. 8 shots on target compared to none by Iran. Yet. They walked off the pitch at half time EVEN at Nil-Nil.
THEN, in the SECOND half, they did not quite have as many chances, 2 shots on target compared to one by Iran. Yet they walk off with two goals. Amazing.
Still interesting game. Luis Figo for one will remember it. He went crashing down in the 36th minute, following a rash challenge by Hossein Kaabi. It was a very high tackle, and Kaabi gets to leave the match with a bit of Figo! Yes! His skin is now on the spikes of his boot. Figo gets to have Kaabis imprint on his face. At least it wasnt Ronaldo. The girls would have been yelling if it was him. *snicker*. No yellow card though, interestingly. I would have thought the cut would be sufficient evidence, but no.
That is going to scar...
In the 48th minute though, Portugal gets back at Iran. Deco comes flying in with his high kick, nailing Mohammad Nosrati on the arm. Now Deco has Nosrati's skin to remember him by. How sweet. Still. Nosrati goes off to treat the cuts, and Deco gets a yellow card. Hey! Boot in face = no card, boot in arm = card? Something wrong with the referee I think. Hmmm.
HIIIYAK!
In all seriousness though. Deco finally broke the deadlock in the 63rd minute with a glorious strike from outside a box. After a squared pass from Figo, the Brazilian (former?) unleashed a superb shot that left Ebrahim Merzapour standing. It just nailed the left edge.
In the 79th minute however, Luis Figo won a penalty for his side, going down just on the edge of the box. The TV replays looked like he tripped, but the referee pointed at the spot, and Ronaldo stepped up. The goalkeeper dived left. Ronaldo shot right. GOAL! 2-0 Portugal.
The drama isn't over yet however, when Christiano Ronaldo wins a free kick from Yahya Golgohammadi. Golgohammadi fails to get up however, lying on the ground holding his shoulder. Three minutes later, he finally gets up, having refused a stretcher. As he walks away though, the referee stops him, and gives him a yellow card. Talk about adding insult to injury. Its his fault though, so I'm not going to comment. His teammates were trying to talk to the referee though, pointing at Golgohammadi. I wonder if they were trying to weasel a way out for him to not get the yellow. Hmmm.
Portugal: This is how you dance.
Iran: NO! This is! Cross your legs!
Not a card. I'm begging you. No. No. NOOOOO!
This is so wrong. SO wrong. Check out the guys expression too. :S
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