I’m Hooked
The World Cup has sunk its teeth in me and I am totally enamored by the event. Today’s game between Italy and Australia even caused me to modify my work so that I could take a late lunch so that I could see the second half of the match. I didn’t get a chance to see the first half, but what I saw of the second half with Italy down a man for nearly the entire second half was high drama.
The coaching was near brilliant. Marco Materazzi drew a red card and the Italian coach pulled forward Luca Toni in favor of a defensive player. For the next twenty minutes Italy played defensive soccer while Australia had the man advantage. As the game neared the 75th minute the Italian coach inserted Francesco Totti to provide a spark up front. Italy took chances when the openings were there but for the most part they played a sound defensive scheme. The end of the game approached and both the Italian and Australian sides took more risks trying to get the games initial score. But to no avail as both defenses played strong and it seemed that this game was surely heading to extra frames and possibly climaxing in goal kicks.
At the end of the second half, the referee identified that three additional minutes would be played in the second stanza. At the 2:45 minutes of stoppage play, defenseman Fabio Grosso made a move on the opposing defender to try to score. He eluded the initial defender and while attempting to elude the second defenders tackle he was tripped in the penalty box and the referee signaled for a penalty kick. As the seconds ticked off and a decision as to who would take the penalty kick occurred, the name of Totti appeared on the back of the jersey of the penalty kicker. Totti looked over the goalie as he approached the ball and calmly struck the ball into the
upper left hand corner. The stadium erupted as the Italian fans started to cheer. A few short seconds later the game was called as the stoppage play expired.
Italy 1 – Australia 0
What a game.
The coaching was near brilliant. Marco Materazzi drew a red card and the Italian coach pulled forward Luca Toni in favor of a defensive player. For the next twenty minutes Italy played defensive soccer while Australia had the man advantage. As the game neared the 75th minute the Italian coach inserted Francesco Totti to provide a spark up front. Italy took chances when the openings were there but for the most part they played a sound defensive scheme. The end of the game approached and both the Italian and Australian sides took more risks trying to get the games initial score. But to no avail as both defenses played strong and it seemed that this game was surely heading to extra frames and possibly climaxing in goal kicks.
At the end of the second half, the referee identified that three additional minutes would be played in the second stanza. At the 2:45 minutes of stoppage play, defenseman Fabio Grosso made a move on the opposing defender to try to score. He eluded the initial defender and while attempting to elude the second defenders tackle he was tripped in the penalty box and the referee signaled for a penalty kick. As the seconds ticked off and a decision as to who would take the penalty kick occurred, the name of Totti appeared on the back of the jersey of the penalty kicker. Totti looked over the goalie as he approached the ball and calmly struck the ball into the
upper left hand corner. The stadium erupted as the Italian fans started to cheer. A few short seconds later the game was called as the stoppage play expired.Italy 1 – Australia 0
What a game.
posted by Fe Man at 12:16 AM
1 Comments:
Its an illness, Zo.
Seek professional help.
Soon.
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