Germany - Serbia, 12:30pm, Port Elizabeth

Peyton Manning

Just in the door lads, has the ref really been that bad? Klose sent off Did he deserve it?

Le King

At least 3 players will be sent off by the end. What a ridiculous referee.

SV

that's just unfortunate....painful to watch

redout

Mother of God this ref is a nutcase.

IvySlayer

Archimedes wrote: »

Just in the door lads, has the ref really been that bad? Klose sent off Did he deserve it?

2 bad tackles, 2 yellows, no complaints from me.

Alos Germany unlucky there!

Mushy

Archimedes wrote: »

Just in the door lads, has the ref really been that bad? Klose sent off Did he deserve it?

Card happy, so sending off was inevitable, but not deserved.

Good drama at end there.

Le King

Archimedes wrote: »

Just in the door lads, has the ref really been that bad? Klose sent off Did he deserve it?

Nope, Ref starting booking people early so he had to send him off.

But they weren't yellows, what ever happened to a warning.

Bob the Seducer

If the ref keeps it up, we could end up with another Portugal v Holland 06...

Degag

The key to it is that this game has not been any more dirtier than any other game in the tournament.

An Citeog

"The keeper's a big tart!":D

Anyone else think Neuer should have been braver for the goal?

SarahBM

Archimedes wrote: »

Just in the door lads, has the ref really been that bad? Klose sent off Did he deserve it?

Klose didnt deserve to go off IMO. it was a second yellow (which are being handed out like confetti) the ref is being very pedantic, bookings for every tackle. runing the game:mad:

refs like this are turning football into a non-contact sport. absolutely ruing the game. :mad::mad::mad:

what a Farce. I blame FIFA, actually I blame Platini and Blatter.


4 other players on yellows and ger are bound to get more frustrated being a goal down and down to 10 men. at least one more red, if not two.

mike65

I dunno what the odds on a Serb being sent packing are but they must be pretty tight, one false move by a red shirt already on a yellow and he'll send 'em off.

flugel

Watching this in koln, hope Germany get a goal or two just for atmosphere sake! Good to see a Liverpool player scoring tho!

the_monkey

Spanish Ref trying to hurt Spain's biggest rivals.

come on DER FATHERLAND !!

steelcityblues

That referee won't officiate in another game in the World Cup (I hope!)

DB10

I didn't see the first Germany game but wasn't suprised to hear they won well. They were given loads of plaudits after that but people must remember this Australia team is the worst in a long long time. Cahill is their best player nad he got sent off.


Run through the Serbia team and most of their players are playing with big European sides.

IvySlayer

I take it back, some yellows were ****ing ridiculous. Klose did not warrant a sending off.

An Citeog

SarahBM wrote: »

Klose didnt deserve to go off IMO. it was a second yellow (which are being handed out like confetti) the ref is being very pedantic, bookings for every tackle. runing the game:mad:

refs like this are turning football into a non-contact sport. absolutely ruing the game. :mad::mad::mad:

what a Farce. I blame FIFA, actually I blame Platini and Blatter.


4 other players on yellows and ger are bound to get more frustrated being a goal down and down to 10 men. at least one more red, if not two.

FIFA, Platini and Blatter to blame for a card happy Spanish ref?:rolleyes:

IvySlayer

First yellow was ridiculous. Complete accident.

Oat23

An Citeog wrote: »

FIFA, Platini and Blatter to blame for a card happy Spanish ref?:rolleyes:

Global warming too.

keano_afc

Spanish ref, they hand out cards like confetti in La Liga.

leninbenjamin

Way I see it is Klose made two professional fouls when Germany lost the ball to prevent Serbian counter attacks. It's a shame, but Klose knew when he got the first that he was walking a fine line.

bijapos

LOL, listening to Souness... "its all foreigners bringing diving and playacting into the Premiership". Wally

mathie

keano_afc wrote: »

Spanish ref, they hand out cards like confetti in La Liga.

What odds on a German win in this game now?

Daemos

Ridiculous refereeing, Mick McCarthy on BBC sounded like he wanted to go down and talk to the ref himself he was so riled up about it

shano_88

leninbenjamin wrote: »

Way I see it is Klose made two professional fouls when Germany lost the ball to prevent Serbian counter attacks. It's a shame, but Klose knew when he got the first that he was walking a fine line.

First one was accidental but i can understand the yellow because he was warned a few minutes earlier. The second is just a joke. Def a free and probably a final warning for Klose but sending players off for that is ridiculous.

SarahBM

An Citeog wrote: »

FIFA, Platini and Blatter to blame for a card happy Spanish ref?:rolleyes:

No they are to blame for ridiculous referee appointments and unbelieveable rule changes and interfering so much with the game and turning it into a non contact sport!!!!!

Oat23

Ozil lone striker now. Could work out well for both Germany and my fantasy team.

Royal Seahawk

mathie wrote: »

What odds on a German win in this game now?

6/1 on pp

Keano

keano_afc wrote: »

Spanish ref, they hand out cards like confetti in La Liga.

The ref apparently has given out 11 red cards in 7 La Liga games last season.

joseph brand

bijapos wrote: »

LOL, listening to Souness... "its all foreigners bringing diving and playacting into the Premiership". Wally

Well he IS right. Klinsmann introduced diving to English football.

I gotta say that the Italians and Spanish are real-pros when it comes to falling over in apparent agony with flailing arms. :P

SarahBM

this ref has never even played apparently. and has only refed 9 times at international level. surely there are more experience refs out there

I dont think you should be allowed ref a sport unless you have actually played the sport and understand it form a players point of view.

wandatowell

SarahBM wrote: »

what a Farce. I blame FIFA, actually I blame Platini and Blatter.

I blame the ref's father for conceiving his son with a weak sperm

redout

As far as I know Spain's top official retired at the end of the season because he reached the mandatory age which in Spain is lower than England.

IvySlayer

Was the ref giving out to the physios there?

Oat23

This is painful, really is.

It's like watching the LoI. The ref always has to be in the spotlight.

Bob the Seducer

SarahBM wrote: »

this ref has never even played apparently. and has only refed 9 times at international level. surely there are more experience refs out there

I dont think you should be allowed ref a sport unless you have actually played the sport and understand it form a players point of view.

I think it's 9 competitive games, he's probably done a fair number of friendlies too. I wouldn't be overly bothered by him never being a player, I'd say you'd find the same is true of a lot of refs.

Panthro

Gwan the Serbs.
who is this Damien thats assisting commentating on RTE2?

Yakult

*chants* THE REFEREE'S A WANKER

Must be yellow card day!

Oat23

Fantastic pass from Ozil. Great vision.

SV

Really should have scored there.

redout

10 players Germany still the better team.

shano_88

papagormo wrote: »

Gwan the Serbs.
who is this Damien thats assisting commentating on RTE2?

Commentates on all the eircom league matches.

IvySlayer

Brilliant from Ozil there. Stunning.

keano_afc

Germans on top now. Should be level at this stage.

Boskowski

Germany turning the screw with 10 men

SV

and here's the equalizer!
in a few seconds...

and another yellow..

redout

G'wan ya animal

Toodles Vida

Oat23

Correct without seeing a replay.

Handball.

Saved. F**k.

IvySlayer

Penalty....Germany...yellow card for Vidic. Should be red. Deliberate handball.