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  • Euro 2024 Second Round MD 3: FRA - BEL, POR - SVN [R]

    From Real_Mardin@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jun 30 21:28:43 2024
    Not sure what to make of Belgium, they look under par one match, then
    like they mean business the next, very inconsistent. But then a France
    side who can't beat Netherlands or an already eliminated Poland surely
    aren't very reliable either.


    Whatever happens, please no more controversial VAR decisions or issues
    over too much / too little injury time, let's have good clean matches
    and may the best teams win!


    RM

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  • From MH@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jun 30 19:53:33 2024
    On 2024-06-30 15:28, Real_Mardin wrote:
    Not sure what to make of Belgium, they look under par one match, then
    like they mean business the next, very inconsistent. But then a France
    side who can't beat Netherlands or an already eliminated Poland surely
    aren't very reliable either.

    On the one hand, Belgium is still set up to be largely a
    counter-attacking team, so might actually do better against France. On
    the other hand, they have done poorly against the French in recent
    history - and maybe even not so recent. Don't think they have beaten
    them in a competitive match since qualifying group for WC 1982, though I
    could be wrong.

    Whatever happens, please no more controversial VAR decisions or issues
    over too much / too little injury time, let's have good clean matches
    and may the best teams win!


    RM

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 1 16:31:51 2024
    MH wrote:


    On the one hand, Belgium is still set up to be largely a
    counter-attacking team, so might actually do better against France. On
    the other hand, they have done poorly against the French in recent
    history - and maybe even not so recent. Don't think they have beaten
    them in a competitive match since qualifying group for WC 1982, though I could be wrong.

    Is it just me, or have Belgium been the more dangerous team in the first
    30 minutes? (Paraphrasing MH, this means that now France will score and
    shut down shop)

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Mon Jul 1 17:48:18 2024
    Futbolmetrix wrote:

    MH wrote:


    On the one hand, Belgium is still set up to be largely a
    counter-attacking team, so might actually do better against France. On
    the other hand, they have done poorly against the French in recent
    history - and maybe even not so recent. Don't think they have beaten
    them in a competitive match since qualifying group for WC 1982, though I
    could be wrong.

    Is it just me, or have Belgium been the more dangerous team in the first
    30 minutes? (Paraphrasing MH, this means that now France will score and
    shut down shop)

    Mostly France on the front foot, without creating much. In fact, it was
    Lukaku and De Bruyne who tested Maignan. And then, in the 84th minute, a
    mishit shot by Kolo Muani that was going nowhere finds Vertonghen's
    thigh and loops over Casteels. 1-0 France. Just heard that it was given
    as a Vertonghen own goal.

    So France on its way to the QFs having scored a grand total of three
    goals: two own goals and a penalty. Shrug.

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  • From Real_Mardin@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 1 17:52:02 2024
    FT:

    France 1 - Belgium 0


    And still Belgium can’t beat France.

    Not a great game this.


    RM

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  • From Real_Mardin@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 1 17:46:36 2024
    84 minutes - Dembele’s shot deflects in off Vertonghen for an
    unfortunate own goal to put France 1-0 up.

    Just when I thought we might he headed for extra time and penalties :(


    RM

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  • From Real_Mardin@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 1 20:59:16 2024
    FT:

    Portugal 0 - Slovenia 0

    So far probably not a match they’ll be selling on dvd.

    We’re going into extra time...................but might we get our first penalty shootout of this Euros?


    RM

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  • From Real_Mardin@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 1 21:37:12 2024
    Portugal 0 - Slovenia 0 AET

    We’re going to penalties!

    Slovenia could have won this in ET but missed a one on one.

    Commentators praising an “incredible defensive performance” from
    Slovenia.

    If you were the Portugal manager would you let Ronaldo take a penalty
    given his emotional reaction to his earlier miss...?


    RM

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  • From Real_Mardin@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 1 21:17:57 2024
    13 minutes into extra time, soft penalty awarded to Portugal when the
    attacker basically just runs into the Slovenian defender and falls over.

    Ronaldo takes the penalty...........Oblak saves!


    Ronaldo breaks down in tears during half time of extra time!

    What drama!


    RM

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  • From Real_Mardin@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 1 21:44:44 2024
    Penalties round 3

    Costa saves from Vrbic!

    Bernardo Silva scores to win the shootout 3-0 for Portugal!

    The commentators bigged up Oblak as the keeper who would make the
    difference in the shootout but they overlooked Mr ‘hat trick of saves” Costa!


    RM

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  • From Real_Mardin@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 1 21:41:22 2024
    Penalties round 2:

    Costa saves from Balkovec

    Fernandes scores easily


    2-0 Portugal

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  • From Real_Mardin@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 1 21:39:54 2024
    Penalties round 1:

    Costa saves from Ilicic

    Ronaldo scores against Oblak so exorcises that demon.

    1-0 Portugal

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 1 22:14:16 2024
    Real_Mardin wrote:

    The commentators bigged up Oblak as the keeper who would make the
    difference in the shootout but they overlooked Mr ‘hat trick of saves” Costa!

    Diogo Costa saved three penalties in the group stage of the 22/23
    Champions League. But his overall record (10 saves out of 39 total
    regular time penalties) is good, but not stratospheric

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  • From Mark@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 2 14:09:51 2024
    Slovenia defended reasonably well, but looked rather toothless in
    attack. They never looked likely to score. Portugal never looked very
    likely to score either. They looked more likely than Slovenia to score
    and had more possession though so I think Portugal deserved to win.

    It wasn't a very good match.

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