*** Official Match Thread : Australia v Holland ***

[Simster]

The Palace prick puts Aussies in front!

 

[CP 0 3 BHA]

My reign near the top of the betting league is about to come to a very abrupt end at this rate!

 

[Dan Aitch]

Well that's 1500 points down the sh1tter, for now.

 

[Deleted member 18477]

Holy cow!

A palace player has just scored a World Cup goal... A really important one too.

Come on Holland!!!

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

The Palace prick puts Aussies in front!

Christ, I was just about to write exactly that.

 

[zeemeeuw]

Australia have had a good half against a team who've had a poor half.

England looked better than they've looked for donkey's years for the whole game against a good well organised team with the quality to put two good goals past us.

Perhaps we'll have to agree to disagree, because it's taken me years to feel positive about an England team, and I'm not up for being persuaded otherwise just yet.

I kind of agree.

We're watching a game between a side that has just beaten the world champions 5-1 v the lowest ranked team left in the competition. Against all expectations Australia have been the better side in the first half and have scored one of the great world cup goals.

... and people can't find anything else to talk about here, other then knocking England?

 

[Seagull over Canaryland]

You say that, but in fact they have only one player in their squad who plays in the Premier League, and he plays for Palace.

Ok, but I would suggest that Aussie international football and many individual players (not least Cahill) have benefitted from being in the PL - and at the expense of how many English players?

Having said that I am as optimistic about the current England squad as at any time in that period. We may have had stronger squads on paper - but this one mainly gives a hope for the future. We deserved a draw against Italy and we may yet frighten Uruguay and few others in this WC, because we are not playing like the predictable England of old.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Great pen from Jedinack, he has played very well.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

This WC is mental. Amazing scenes!!

 

[Blackadder]

Think I should have avoided a bet on this one.

 

[Simster]

I kind of agree.

We're watching a game between a side that has just beaten the world champions 5-1 v the lowest ranked team left in the competition. Against all expectations Australia have been the better side in the first half and have scored one of the great world cup goals.

... and people can't find anything else to talk about here, other then knocking England?

This. It's pathetic really.

 

[mikeyjh]

Penalties being given like that are one of the things that sometimes make me hate football...

 

[TomandJerry]

2-2

 

[Simster]

2-2

 

[Quinney]

How could he have got out the way. His arm was in a natural position. No intent. Wouldn't have been happy if that was given against us. What a finish by Van Persie as I write.

 

[Deleted member 18477]

Goal! RVP! What a finish! 2-2

Come on Holland!

 

[Blackadder]

This is a very good game. Enjoying it.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Penalties being given like that are one of the things that sometimes make me hate football...

He should have kept his arms by his side. Sticking em out in the penalty area is asking for trouble.

 

[Simster]

How could he have got out the way. His arm was in a natural position. No intent. Wouldn't have been happy if that was given against us. What a finish by Van Persie as I write.

Yep, sounds unfair. That said, Australia had the ball in the net at the start of the half, and it was ruled out for a dubious push on the Dutch defender.

 

[Blackadder]

Oh.. and FWIW. Take the world cup off Qatar and give it to Oz. Always thought they should have hosted it in 2022.