Yeah...it's been raining for sixteen days straight and the temperature is hovering at 42 and the lines on the pitch are starting to float in the puddles, but the guys are pullin' their boots on and muttering that "we're too old to be doin' this" at the same time they're getting that rush of old boy adrenalin that shouts "Yes! I'm here and I've got my boots on. I may be old but in the words of Old Nick, "I AINT DEAD YET".
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Argentina v Greece
Only six minutes remain in the match. Argentine efforts have netted only one goal though it appeared to me that the ball was controlled by Argentina's 19 (Milito?) using his right ribcage and forearm to drop the ball back for the shot...maybe it's just my trifocals failing me. Messi has just cracked a shot off the left post...ouch. The Greeks have been stalwart in the back end and haven't given very much of a look at the goal to the blue shirts. But! Here Messi picks up the ball on the right and evades two tackles, cracks a shot that's so hard Tzorvas' parry just bats it out to another attacker who puts it away. And that's probably the game. At the attacking end of the field Greece has had trouble collecting the ball and getting a shot away. The sole forward, Samaris, has had one good break and a shot from the left that just barely cleared the right post. Otherwise, not much. There'll be no joy in Athens tonight. Interesting to watch though because the Hellas' crew did a good job of stopping the attack. So it's a look at one of the teams that has a good chance at the final right now. Based on what I've seen so far, I'd say the Argentines are a good bet to be there.
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