Netherlands vs. Chile, Group B Decider, 17.00 kickoff

Billy86

Just about to kick off now and the Chilean noise machine is present again going by that EPIC national anthem!

Pudsy33

#CHI XI vs #NED: Bravo, Mena, Isla, Silva, Sanchez, Vargas, Gutierrez, Medel, Jara, Aranguiz, Diaz.

Pudsy33

#NED XI v #CHI Cillessen; Janmaat, De Vrij, Vlaar, Blind; Wijnaldum, De Jong, Sneijder; Robben, Lens, Kuyt.

Lingua Franca

That was one triumphant national anthem for sure!

ScummyMan

No Vidal???

Rayne Wooney

Orange kit is sweet

Timmyctc

Man.UnitedLad wrote: »

No Vidal???

Injured. Why no RvP? Suspended is he? or just rested?

Pudders

Timmyctc wrote: »

Injured. Why no RvP? Suspended is he? or just rested?

RvP suspended, 2 yellows

Timmyctc

Have to say I'm already sick of the Chilean gamesmanship and they're only three games in. Too much wingeing and diving.
(Except from Vidal and Isla whom I love)

EyeSight

This has probably been mentioned in one of the other threads, so I'm sorry. But why have the times for this weeks games changed? I know there's extra games to fit in but it's weird there's only 2 times a days now

Rayne Wooney

Holland very organised here, seriously more so than the last game

The are sitting very deep and not pressing the Chile defence, looking to draw them in and hit them on the counter

Pudsy33

EyeSight wrote: »

This has probably been mentioned in one of the other threads, so I'm sorry. But why have the times for this weeks games changed? I know there's extra games to fit in but it's weird there's only 2 times a days now

All final round group games in each group must kick off simultaneously, so no team has the advantage of knowing what result they need.

bmcc10

Shame Depay isn't on, God i just love seeing the Dutch in orange at the World Cup.

Timmyctc

Medel is an awful diver.

Loafing Oaf

Second time today I've heard a commentator talking about a player 'opening his legs'. Maybe since David Coleman died the phrase no longer has embarrasing overtones.

Will I Amnt

Stuck in work. Anybody know of a radio stream I can use on iPhone?
Most of them block their match streams for Ireland, I've been using an Austalian one that uses BBC commentary but that's obviously got the Australia v Spain game on

greendom

Will I Amnt wrote: »

Stuck in work. Anybody know of a radio stream I can use on iPhone?
Most of them block their match streams for Ireland, I've been using an Austalian one that uses BBC commentary but that's obviously got the Australia v Spain game on

Sorry can't help with that but could you point me in the direction where you find that commentary...

Will I Amnt

greendom wrote: »

Sorry can't help with that but could you point me in the direction where you find that commentary...

SBS Radio 2, search for it in Tunein radio app. It had every game up until today using BBC 5 live commentary.

Dozen Wicked Words

Timmyctc wrote: »

Medel is an awful diver.

He is, but then so is Robben.

Biddy_61

Good cross. maybe should have scored

Biddy_61

No penalty. Dive.

Pudsy33

Spain have scored, no thread so I'll put it in here

Biddy_61

Don't like players surrounding the ref.

bmcc10

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Spain have scored, no thread so I'll put it in here

Villa should have played more never let's Spain down.

Washington Irving

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Spain have scored, no thread so I'll put it in here

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057233917

mike65

How is Sanchez playing?

efb

https://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/soccer-scores-pro-fotmob/id488575683?mt=8

This free app provides audio commentary on all games

Dozen Wicked Words

Will I Amnt wrote: »

Stuck in work. Anybody know of a radio stream I can use on iPhone?
Most of them block their match streams for Ireland, I've been using an Austalian one that uses BBC commentary but that's obviously got the Australia v Spain game on

Tunnelbear and tunein works for five live for me, get to hear Neil Lennons dulcet tones

Rayne Wooney

Not a great game but I reckon both of these would beat Brazil

rob316

This Robben lad reminds me of Raheem Sterling

greendom

Very poor of RTE to not show highlights from the Spain game at half-time.

Billy86

There's some very one sided refereeing going on.

Knex*

Judging by the post count, I take it not a lot has happened in this game so far?

Da Shins Kelly

Neither team setting the world alight here.

Kat97

No goal but few shots on target and decent enough play. Id say it wont end without a goal.

Biddy_61

Is my imagination or are these guys going down with the slightest touch?

Son Of A Vidic

rob316 wrote: »

This Robben lad reminds me of Raheem Sterling

Raheem who?

Knex*

If ever the insult, "You're mother is a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries", has been applicable to just one man, Dirk Kuyt is it.

Timmyctc

Biddy_61 wrote: »

Is my imagination or are these guys going down with the slightest touch?

I'd say about 90% of the Chileans are and around 60% of the Dutch are.

Hank Scorpio

Sneijder has done nothing in the 3 games so far, been extremely poor, constantly loosing the ball

PhlegmyMoses

The Chilean players are awful men for trying to get players carded.

derm0j073

That Blind booking was a long time coming .

Knex*

This Chile team would piss you off rightly if you weren't a neutral, I would think. Simulation, imaginary card waving, surrounding the ref, bitching everytime the opposition so much dares to fart.

the incredible pudding

If that wasn't a corner then it was a penalty. Cillessen was stupid there and shouldn't have dived in. You just can't take a player out like that.

Knex*

derm0j073 wrote: »

That Blind booking was a long time coming .

I doubt he foresaw it.

GreNoLi

'Nutmegs'? Plural?

Timmyctc

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

The Chilean players are awful men for trying to get players carded.

The manager is the worst of the lot. Deplorable sportsmanship. I wanted to support Chile this year too. Hate how common the gamesmanship has become sours the wins for so many teams for me.

tayto lover

Great to see the wholehearted approach of this Chilean team. They are prepared to charge down shots unlike many of the players we see in the EPL who turn their backs on shots.

Da Shins Kelly

I still like Chile. I think they have a nice bit of flair and they work hard. Couldn't care less about the card waving or whatever. Robben is still a bigger cry baby than the lot of them

Lucifer MorningStar

Some great hairstyles on display :pac:

Loafing Oaf

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

I still like Chile. I think they have a nice bit of flair and they work hard.

Up to a point but why aren't they going all out to win this, a draw is no better than a defeat for them.

Edit: maybe they will now