Euro 2012 Group A

Guy:Incognito

Didn't take long for the refs to start ruining things.

Charisteas

How much money did the polish president pay the ref?

kev9100

Anyone else think the fix is in? Some of the decisions have been very strange to say the least.

Xavi6

Roberto Martinez having a shocker with the whistle.

Frisbee

Poland will make the final if we can expect this kind of reffing in all their games.

kitakyushu

Samaras is having a quiet game by his standards. I was expecting great things from him after his performance for the Soccer Aid team last week.

(BTW, that is one of the worst two-yellow red cards I've ever seen. I hope the ref was well paid for it.)

ebbsy

I think that this ref should be subbed at half time, he has rodgered Greece.

With no lube.

Seaneh

Jesus the ref is a ****ing idiot.

IvySlayer

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I hope the referee was alert during the coin toss, the Greek captain might have stolen it. #Euro2012

Leiva

Wow piss poor Ref .

JerryHandbag

Poland v Ukraine final it is then :pac:

Charisteas

To Alcohol wrote: »

Hope thats not the standard of refereeing we can expect!

Only when Pooland and Pookraine are playing.

Samich

Anybody else think the ref looks like Roberto Martinez? :pac:

Renn

Sent off 16 players in 19 games

dfx-

That was a penalty there alright..

In fairness, Greece weren't good enough with 11 men on the pitch to be claiming any bias..

Where To

Just had a look at the refs stats for the last two years.

All I can say is jesus!:eek:

IvySlayer

Greece are shocking in everything Euro..

Ah here, there was nothing in the second yellow, he had to put his arms on the Polish player as he fell into him.

Charisteas

dfx- wrote: »

In fairness, Greece weren't good enough with 11 men on the pitch to be claiming any bias..

Not the point, it shouldn't have been a red card. They weren't good enough in the first half yes but 11 out of Greece's 14 goals in qualification came in the second half, always upped the same in the second half. 10 v 12 now is going to be very difficult.

Angus MacGyver

Dear Greece,

we cannot afford any sick days and time off to watch football. Accordingly we have decided to end your tournament now.

Europe.

Fowler87

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah here, there was nothing in the second yellow, he had to put his arms on the Polish player as he fell into him.

The only thing in the ref favour giving that yellow is the fact he was last man on a dangerous counter for Poland. But the first decision was pathetic. It was a clean header FFS:rolleyes:

Aidric

That sending off was a terrible decision, player was on his way down. Tough on Greece.

Samich

That bald head on Alan Shearer doesn't suit him at alllll.

mike65

Spains top rated ref apparently, but looking at the card stats for La Liga I'm not sure that's any sort of recommendation.

http://www.soccerway.com/referees/carlos-velasco-carballo/45077/

IvySlayer

GWAN GREECE!!!!!!!

Charisteas

COME ON!!!!!!!!

Jax Teller

Shocking by Chesney

swoody

shocking defending

Renn

Woo hoo

GLaDOS

Oh dear Poland

LostBoy101

Poland are regretting all those chances in the 1st half right now.

johnmcdnl

Game back on... Greece to put all 10 men back in their own box for the rest of the game??

Washington Irving

Greece! 1-1

born2bwild

That ref looks a bit like the holographic doctor in Star Trek Voyager.

Renn

johnmcdnl wrote: »

Game back on... Greece to put all 10 men back in their own box for the rest of the game??

Ha, no.

Samich

Greece have looked better this half, fair play to them

Fowler87

Taxi for Szczesny:pac:

dfx-

Great finish that, he was a class above in Tallaght for PAOK.

Xavi6

Lovely, should make things interesting

Jax Teller

blaszczykowski holds onto the ball for too long or picks the wrong pass too much for me .

born2bwild

dfx- wrote: »

Great finish that, he was a class above in Tallaght for PAOK.

Oh yeah, knew I recognised him.

Samich

Renn

Yeah, jesus it was mentioned already. Let it go!

BOHSBOHS

ref will need to book a few more greeks now

Bob the Seducer

mike65 wrote: »

Spains top rated ref apparently, but looking at the card stats for La Liga I'm not sure that's any sort of recommendation.

http://www.soccerway.com/referees/carlos-velasco-carballo/45077/

I remember sitting confused for about 10 minutes having watched a player get a yellow card for a tackle where no contact was made with either player or ball during one La Liga game.

markie29

BOHSBOHS wrote: »

ref will need to book a few more greeks now

He has no ink left afer writing papastraporjdpolous name into his notebook twice......name may be spelled incorrectly by me

Nailz

Made for a nice final 40 minutes I reckon. I felt slightly sorry for Greece having been on the end of a few dodgy refereeing decisions in the first half, good on them for getting the goal back, Salpi was nice and awake for it. I still think the Polish have more quality in the team in comparison, but I won't be surprised to see the Greeks graft this through to the end.

Amirani

Greece looking like they could go and win this.

Samich

Renn wrote: »

Yeah, jesus it was mentioned already. Let it go!

T.O.M?

Amirani

Samaras showing his class there.