Wow, What an Evening of Football!

channonite Administrator Posts: 23,479	Wow, What an Evening of Football! Jun 28, 2021 21:55:48 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by channonite on Jun 28, 2021 21:55:48 GMT Two games, fourteen goals, a daft own goal by a goalie, a penalty save in normal time, nine penalties in a shoot-out and another saved penalty. I need a lie down.
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arfurdent Champions League NASA spots another haemorrhoid incoming Posts: 4,821	Wow, What an Evening of Football! Jun 29, 2021 7:15:40 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by arfurdent on Jun 29, 2021 7:15:40 GMT really good
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Wow, What an Evening of Football! Jun 29, 2021 7:53:18 GMT

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Post by spot51 on Jun 29, 2021 7:53:18 GMT

Had forgotten how exhausting watching top level tournament football can be.

I was feeling tired when I sat down to watch the first game but my attention was soon piqued and the way the game swung one way and then the other was riveting. When Croatia got those 2 late goals I had to feed the dogs and fix my tea before watching ET. Before I'd finished watching that match the 2nd was underway. The Swiss have long been my second favourite side so seeing them repeat Croatia's comeback then win it on pens was fantastic.

Apparently Andy Murray finished his comeback victory at Wimbledon about the same time and during his post match interview he said "Who won the Football? I can see it behind you." "Switzerland, on penalties" came the reply. Andy spoke for all us football fans when he replied "Switzerland? WOW!"

EDIT: Thanks again to ITV for signing up Emma Hayes - her analysis of the Spain v Croatia match was excellent.

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Wow, What an Evening of Football! Jun 29, 2021 8:06:45 GMT

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Post by jickster on Jun 29, 2021 8:06:45 GMT

This is not my own original thought, but I agree that it was perhaps the best pair of games on TV since the 1990 FA Cup Semi Finals. Oddly both games had the exact same pattern of goals in normal time: 0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3.

All the better for not really expecting either game to be like that- I thought Spain v Croatia would be close but low scoring, and France to make light work of Switzerland.

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*Assuming we don't lose 0-9 to City and Swansea don't win 1-0 against Stoke

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Wow, What an Evening of Football! Jun 29, 2021 8:52:55 GMT

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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on Jun 29, 2021 8:52:55 GMT

Ay Caramba

Missed the first hr of the Spain game, wot with it being on during work, but caught it from their 3rd on.. then le surrendeur. Marvellous evening's entertainment, even the Mrs deigned to watch some of it.

NB: No thanks to ITV for dropping coverage for 10mins around the first Swiss goal; they shouldn't be allowed to cover anything.. bank island is all they're fit for.

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saintsfan73 Jehram's Gang Don't Feed the Troll Cashflow's on fire, Your CFO is terrified Posts: 19,228	Wow, What an Evening of Football! Jun 29, 2021 14:06:23 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by saintsfan73 on Jun 29, 2021 14:06:23 GMT Remind me which of you was saying it was madness to have the Euros due to Covid and that they should be cancelled?
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