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World Soccer XVI: The Sadness

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jmh said:
Strange as it sounds, the handball on the line is a smart play. (Though, realistically, it's probably a reflex action rather than thought out.) I mean, the ball is going in and the game is over, otherwise.
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Absolutely. In that situation you do EVERYTHING you can to stop the goal. Regardless of consequence. Turns a zero percent save chance to a 10-15% chance.
 
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jmh said:
Strange as it sounds, the handball on the line is a smart play. (Though, realistically, it's probably a reflex action rather than thought out.) I mean, the ball is going in and the game is over, otherwise.
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Absolutely. I don't understand why it isn't goaltending (count the goal).
 
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Bob Gray said:
Cheating Uruguayans with one of the most obvious handballs in a long time. Sadly the penalty shot goes off the bar. No justice.
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Justice? Justice was the red card and the penalty kick opportunity, Bob. Just because your guy missed it doesn't mean justice wasn't done. Justice didn't require a goal there, the rules say that if you have a deliberate handball in the box, you're sent off and the other team gets a penalty. One might say it was a a calculated risk, because it beat having a goal.

What the hell is this? Prayer? God doesn't care about sports, even the World Cup. Know that.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
Absolutely. In that situation you do EVERYTHING you can to stop the goal. Regardless of consequence. Turns a zero percent save chance to a 10-15% chance.
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This. No reason for the guy to cry about it, he did the correct thing in that case.
 
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I have no idea why Suarez was so upset, unless that was just acting (which from what I've seen this WC it probably was). The handball was the only way he could keep Uruguay in it, and if they can win it in penalties, he'll be a national hero.
 
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Red Cloud said:
Justice? Justice was the red card and the penalty kick opportunity, Bob. Just because your guy missed it doesn't mean justice wasn't done. Justice didn't require a goal there, the rules say that if you have a deliberate handball in the box, you're sent off and the other team gets a penalty. One might say it was a a calculated risk, because it beat having a goal.
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Amen to that.


Red Cloud said:
What the hell is this? Prayer? God doesn't care about sports, even the World Cup. Know that.
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Didn't you see Bruce Almighty?
 
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In fact they have to if it comes to it (if they have that many penalties)
 
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Muslera has guessed right on both of the Ghana penalties and got a hand on Appiah's, I think.
 
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So far there have been 14 PKs taken in shootout in this World Cup, and none saved by the goalkeeper. Just the one that rang off the crossbar in the Paraguay-Japan game.

EDIT: I timed that one just perfectly. :D
 
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Red Cloud said:
Justice? Justice was the red card and the penalty kick opportunity, Bob. Just because your guy missed it doesn't mean justice wasn't done. Justice didn't require a goal there, the rules say that if you have a deliberate handball in the box, you're sent off and the other team gets a penalty. One might say it was a a calculated risk, because it beat having a goal.

What the hell is this? Prayer? God doesn't care about sports, even the World Cup. Know that.
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Exactly. If people want to change the rule after this, go ahead, but thems the rules and it was a smart play given that.
 
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Red Cloud said:
So far there have been 14 PKs taken in shootout in this World Cup, and none saved by the goalkeeper. Just the one that rang off the crossbar in the Paraguay-Japan game.
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Were you trying to get some voodoo going?
 
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