Match Thread: Fifa world cup soccer 2010, Quarter-finals

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7 mins left for normal time .... ..... then extra time

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BBC Sport's Paul Fletcher at Soccer City, Johannesburg:

"Nobody could accuse Uruguay coach Oscar tabarez of negative tactics - with Nicolas Lodeiro and Sebastian Abreu into the action he has four very attack-minded players on the park. Abreu is known as El Loco. It means he is a little bit crazy."

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muntari off, adiya on

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thats the end of normal time.

we are going into extra time .. .. ..

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We are in extra time. Hopefully Gyan will score again

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extra time under way

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ghana started extra time same way they started against USA

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i think it was copa america 2002. uruguay had five very good penalty takers. they won both the quarter and semis in tirbreaker

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very sloppy defending from uruguay

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9 mins gone, 1st half extra time

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I think ti-breaker and extratime rule should be changed with a 30 minutes play of without goalkeeper. It will be super entertaining
btw how crap the idea is?:-)

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end of 1st half of extra time

1-1

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Originally Posted by _Rafi_
I think ti-breaker and extratime rule should be changed with a 30 minutes play of without goalkeeper. It will be super entertaining
btw how crap the idea is?:-)

teams with good long passers will like it. like xabi alonso.

anyway 30 minutes may be too long. 5-10 minutes may be reasonsble.

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ghana may be very exhausted in the semi, after two games in extra time

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gyan ... a striker plays with no 3..... he did also last WC

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9 mins to go ... ....

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Originally Posted by offstump
i think it was copa america 2002. uruguay had five very good penalty takers. they won both the quarter and semis in tirbreaker

yes they will feel more comfort than Ghana in tibreaker situation. They also seem more cool headed than Ghana

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oh............... appiah ... ...

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and now forlan ......... spoiled a decent half chance

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gyan again.... could not control the ball .....

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4 mins........... can anybody get a late late goal .... ..

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corner, corner, long throw ... and prince heads it wide

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into the last min

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I cant belive Ghana missed so much chances in space of 5 minutes. Breathtaking stuff

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free kick for ghana .........