South Africa v Uruguay

[Row Z Royal]

Speaking of immediate hangings...

[paultheroyal]

Red card was correct decision. End of he day he is three yards from the centre of goal, keeper to beat and he is brought down. No further discussion needed regardless of where ball is heading. Although he was caught the attacker waited for touch then dived. Interesting point no-one has mentioned but when ball played through he is onside but did that other attacker touch it on way through or did he step over it, because if touch was made he would of been clearly off side.

[paultheroyal]

Oh and these horns, why does everyone think they will now stop? Most tickets bought are in the hands of South Africans and surely they will
keep blowing oh er and good on them I say!

[Row Z Royal]

Red card was correct decision. End of he day he is three yards from the centre of goal, keeper to beat and he is brought down. No further discussion needed regardless of where ball is heading. Although he was caught the attacker waited for touch then dived. Interesting point no-one has mentioned but when ball played through he is onside but did that other attacker touch it on way through or did he step over it, because if touch was made he would of been clearly off side.

We watched over several times - looked like the No.7 in the middle touched it, making Suarez off-side.

Naturally, not spotted by the commentary team.

[1960]

He did touch it, making it offside, therefore no penalty and no sending off and only 1-0 instead of 2-0 and 11 men still on the pitch. Match not over. A huge wrong call from the ref/lino. First big ref boo-boo of the tournament. What I couldn't believe was that Mowbray and Lawro both pontificated away about it being the right decision without even looking at the possibility of offside.

[Big Foot]

Thank fcuk for that. I know the Sef Afrikan's had a terrible time with Mandela etc but to have it shoved down our throat with patronising bullshit comments about how "it's a miracle to have the World Cup here" etc is pathetic. Glad Sef Afrika are out and I believe the term to be "c ya fanks"

[soggy biscuit]

We watched over several times - looked like the No.7 in the middle touched it, making Suarez off-side.

Naturally, not spotted by the commentary team.

Not to mention the ridiculously dramatic dive by Suarez. Really wish there was a way for the ref to award a pen (if that is the correct decision) yet also book the player for exaggerating the incident.

[PieEater]

Suarez was doing it all game and was lucky not to get booked for it. 'greed about the offside, the ball was clearly nudged on after the initial pass.

[Tony Le Mesmer]

The rule should be changed anyway. Unless you are denying a goal, not just an opportunity, pen should suffice.

So if they brought in this rule, and you were a defender, about to lose an attacker through on goal, why would you not foul him?

Well if you foul a player who is 1 on 1 in the area, a pen is advantage attacking team. They have more chance from the spot (say 85%) than a 1 on 1 (less then 50%). So from that sense, why would you intentionally foul someone?

[Hoop Blah]

You'd foul them because you might get away with it, or you might get lucky and get the ball in a challenge that you know it's unlikely to come off in your favour but you dive in out of desperation.

Either way it's still a foul and one that is made hundreds of times a season so they must see some advantage in it.

Ian, as for the 'last man' bit. It's not stated in the rules but it's a good rule of thumb to apply because if you've beaten the last man you're generally 1-on-1 with the keeper and that's a pretty damn clear goal scoring opportunity (unless, for example, you're stuck by the corner flag with other defenders getting back in time to cover).

If you're going to be that pedantic about it you'll have to point out where flloyd said 'according to the rules he beat the last man so it's a red.'

[Royal Lady]

South Africa aren't actually out yet btw.

[RoyalChicagoFC]

^ I made the same point yesterday on my superdooperkickass FB live match thread and got LOL'd @

But it's true nonetheless

[Stranded]

South Africa aren't actually out yet btw.

No, but they are really, aren't they?

[Ian Royal]

Much as I hope they beat France, I can't see it happening.

[Gus the teenage cow]

pienaar has been an awful let-down, hasn't he and mccarthy may be unfit but unlike all there other strikers he has the ability to finish