Brazil V Portugal 3pm RTE2

Frisbee

I'm following this on the live text.

Was the handball deserving of a red?

DJCR

SantryRed wrote: »

That was a blatant red card.

He wasn't the last man back .... someone would have been able to over the player with the ball before he got back.

Also a red card this early in the game ould ruin it!

pokerface_me

Well done ref for booking Duda for chasing him and waving the imaginary card. Its one of the most irritating things in football and more refs should do it, it will stamp it out.

So many handballs in this world cup lol

pickarooney

Frisbee wrote: »

I'm following this on the live text.

Was the handball deserving of a red?

Technically yes. He didn't really deny a direct goal scoring opportunity but was teh last man back, albeit about 40 metres out from goal.

_Bella_

Frisbee wrote: »

I'm following this on the live text.

Was the handball deserving of a red?

It the same as Vidic did against Germany but Vidic's was in the box.

rebel girl 15

What a save!

Sherifu

What a save!

DJCR

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG What a save!!!

James Forde

fookkin save

edit fookin dive

rebel girl 15

Tiago booked for a dive

_Bella_

Thought that was a goal...

I thought he was giving a penalty... I'm not sure if he dived

Sherifu

Bad dive. Fair balls to the ref.

Bob the Seducer

Portugal dive looking for a penalty - yellow for Tiago

Cypher_sounds

well done ref

Podge2k7

Poor dive there

Wexler12

Anto Murphy dive there

SV

Proper order by the ref there, nice to see.

Aidric

Ya it was a dive. Good reffing.

IvySlayer

Great save, brilliant counter by Portugal, fantastic call by the referee. Never a penalty.

pokerface_me

Ref is brilliant, cheating shower of fcukers diving all over the place. Well done referee

pickarooney

Love this ref - taking no ѕhit from the Portuguese.

I missed the save somehow - who was it from?

SantryRed

DJCR wrote: »

He wasn't the last man back .... someone would have been able to over the player with the ball before he got back.

Also a red card this early in the game ould ruin it!

So what?

That was as deliberate as it comes. He knew exactly what he was doing. A break was on.

Definite red.

JohnnyRyan99

Ref surely must be thinking Portugal are a shower of ****!

rebel girl 15

Duda should have given that earlier!

_Bella_

Brazil are lacking creativity they are playing with two defensive mids and three strikers.

pokerface_me

JohnnyRyan99 wrote: »

Ref surely must be thinking Portugal are a shower of ****!

No just cheating thats all. Fair play and all that, someone forgot to tell Portugal, its embarrasing for them

Aidric

Game badly needs a goal.

Sherifu

Brazil taking no prisoners here, love it

Bob the Seducer

Posession 64% - 36% in favour of Ivory Coast in the other game, surprised it isn't higher...

JohnnyRyan99

Almost the best through ball ever!

JerryHandbag

WTF is up with the feed for the Ivory Coast game on RTE.ie??!! No audio from the game, Jimmy Magee commentating - and you can clearly hear him eating what must be his dinner. I heard him put down his cutlery there :rolleyes:

DJCR

Something really needs to be done about diving in the world cup ..... its a disgrace!!!

Stright Reds should be handed out!!

Mr.Nice Guy

Brazil are getting a lot of joy down their left side against Costa.

murpho999

Listening to game on 5 live and Alan Green & Chris Waddle seemed to be bored by the game. In fact they saying that today is Waddle's anniversary and Waddle has just admitted to giving his wife a card one year with 'Best Wishes Chris Waddle'....made me laugh!

IvySlayer

pickarooney wrote: »

Love this ref - taking no ѕhit from the Portuguese.

I missed the save somehow - who was it from?

Nilmar.

_Bella_

Fabiano should have scored

Bob the Seducer

JerryHandbag wrote: »

WTF is up with the feed for the Ivory Coast game on RTE.ie??!! No audio from the game, Jimmy Magee commentating - and you can clearly hear him eating what must be his dinner. I heard him put down his cutlery there :rolleyes:

A lot of the online only games have just had studio sound, if you're really missing the vuvus play the http://www.eurovisionsports.tv/fifaworldcup/ match feed in the background turned down low!

DJCR

Great pass to Maicon.... how did Fabiano miss!!!

rebel girl 15

Inches away from Fabiano - booking for Pepe, nasty looking challenge

yom 1

that's an awful attempt from Fabiano......

Bob the Seducer

Yellow for Pepe

Aidric

That's a dirty tackle from Pepe.

Insect Overlord

DJCR wrote: »

Something really needs to be done about diving in the world cup ..... its a disgrace!!!

Stright Reds should be handed out!!

Straight reds for diving? You must be joking.

DJCR

Ronaldo ......... what a waste!

DJCR

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Straight reds for diving? You must be joking.

Why not?? Its cheating?

Bob the Seducer

I make that 5 cards altogether 2 for Brazil and 3 for Portugal. None at all in the other game so far.

Edit: make that 6, 3 each with Melo's booking

Insect Overlord

How many yellow cards is that now, five or six?

Edit: oops, Bob beat me to it!

_Bella_

6 yellows so far! All deserved

DJCR

Melo........... Great tackle!! Gives the thumbs up to the ref when he recieved the Yellow..... You know its bad when the player agrees with the ref!!

Melo off for fecking up too many times!!