Chile v Brazil

I got zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzcccccccchhhiiiiiillllle!

Dropped some bucks on Chile, Soccer is crazy.

How do you bet on this ****?

Why would the refs let Chile win?

GB54;842329129 said:

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Why would the refs let Chile win?

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I do it all for a girl. She's Chilean. And Hot.

93gobears;842329130 said:

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I do it all for a girl. She's Chilean. And Hot.

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Pics or it didn't happen.

93gobears;842329130 said:

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I do it all for a girl. She's Chilean. And Hot.

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Jeezus, tell her you made the bet-don't actually do it. Then she'll feel sorry for you and give you her kabam

Anyone named the Hulk should not flop so obviously.

Brazil scores by a shirt skirt.

what a first match in the round of 16 penalty kicks will decide ....

going4roses;842329178 said:

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what a first match in the round of 16 penalty kicks will decide ....

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wow - 4 kicks from the penalty mark 1 miss and 2 saves!!!

8 kicks in and two each....

Now Chile needs to score or its all over

WOW!!! What a terrible way for Chile to go home.....

Man that was brutal...and the way it should be.

beelzebear;842329182 said:

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Man that was brutal...and the way it should be.

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What can you say but that Jlio Csar is the man!
Two huge saves and guessed correctly on the last kick.
Outstanding.

Especially after considering the rough year he has had...
Benched in England, playing for Toronto FC in MLS and now WC #1 for Brazil and arguably the man of the match...

GB54;842329132 said:

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Jeezus, tell her you made the bet-don't actually do it. Then she'll feel sorry for you and give you her kabam

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Chile bikini came through.

That was good defence on the PKs.

I also like that the ref did a pretty good job and didn't decide the game or let it be decided by soft contact...

Overall a great first match.

Far be it from me to criticize the Chilean goal keeper but it just seamed like he make it easier for Brazil to score by diving low on every free shot. I know by doing that, it becomes a 50/50 chance that he blocks a shot but IMO he make it a 25/75 chance. Any ball kicked in the upper half (left, right and center) or even anything kicked dead center had a real good chance.

staygolden2001;842329252 said:

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Far be it from me to criticize the Chilean goal keeper but it just seamed like he make it easier for Brazil to score by diving low on every free shot. I know by doing that, it becomes a 50/50 chance that he blocks a shot but IMO he make it a 25/75 chance. Any ball kicked in the upper half (left, right and center) or even anything kicked dead center had a real good chance.

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He is reading the player. He moves to where he thinks it is going because it is too fast to actually react.

The guy kicking is either picking a spot and kicking, or reading the keepers weight and trying to guess where he won't be.

It is similar to a pitcher standing halfway between the mound and home plate and throwing a random pitch. There really is really only time for very slight adjustments to the swing, but it is mostly guessing...

It is why PKs are a high percentage shot. Basically a 1 in 5 chance of stopping it if it is a good shot... (you see this in the Chili keeper and Croatian keepers both guessing right and getting a hand on the ball but not getting the save anyway because they can't react fast enough to make even a small adjustment.)

GB54;842329132 said:

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Jeezus, tell her you made the bet-don't actually do it. Then she'll feel sorry for you and give you her kabam

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Sage advice

too late. :cry:

Phantomfan;842329273 said:

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He is reading the player. He moves to where he thinks it is going because it is too fast to actually react.

The guy kicking is either picking a spot and kicking, or reading the keepers weight and trying to guess where he won't be.

It is similar to a pitcher standing halfway between the mound and home plate and throwing a random pitch. There really is really only time for very slight adjustments to the swing, but it is mostly guessing...

It is why PKs are a high percentage shot. Basically a 1 in 5 chance of stopping it if it is a good shot... (you see this in the Chili keeper and Croatian keepers both guessing right and getting a hand on the ball but not getting the save anyway because they can't react fast enough to make even a small adjustment.)

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And going high is a riskier shot to go over the crossbar (in my opinion). Driving it down and into the corner with pace is almost a sure thing so long as you don't go wide. We saw a few right up the middle also, including 2 that were blocked, with one because the ball was kicked too hard and was hit in the legs by the keeper.

I'm sure they've got video of every PK taken and know the player tendencies (if they have them). My favorite is the cheeky slow poke to the opposite side if you've gotten the GK to jump first.

Vandalus;842329297 said:

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And going high is a riskier shot to go over the crossbar (in my opinion). Driving it down and into the corner with pace is almost a sure thing so long as you don't go wide. We saw a few right up the middle also, including 2 that were blocked, with one because the ball was kicked too hard and was hit in the legs by the keeper.

I'm sure they've got video of every PK taken and know the player tendencies (if they have them). My favorite is the cheeky slow poke to the opposite side if you've gotten the GK to jump first.

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Vandalus
About the slow poke PK, I may have a bit of bad news for you. If you are talking about the kicker running up to the ball stopping, waiting for the keeper to dive, then happily tapping the ball to the opposite side of the net; well those days are over.

It is now illegal to do so. Any player doing so will lose the PK opportunity (IFK to opposing team) and likely receive a caution as well.

While it is still legal to stutter step/feint on the run-up to the ball, once the kicker reaches the ball, s/he must follow thru and kick the ball without any further feints.

Watched Columbia take down Uruguay. Brazil should have easy pickins.

Nope. Take Colombia.

bonsallbear;842329324 said:

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Watched Columbia take down Uruguay. Brazil should have easy pickins.

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Brazil does not look good.

wow wow wow@ todays first match

Stunning collapse. Holy f*cking sh*t. Wow.

TheBearsHaveWon;842329304 said:

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Vandalus
About the slow poke PK, I may have a bit of bad news for you. If you are talking about the kicker running up to the ball stopping, waiting for the keeper to dive, then happily tapping the ball to the opposite side of the net; well those days are over.

It is now illegal to do so. Any player doing so will lose the PK opportunity (IFK to opposing team) and likely receive a caution as well.

While it is still legal to stutter step/feint on the run-up to the ball, once the kicker reaches the ball, s/he must follow thru and kick the ball without any further feints.

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Did not know that rule had changed. Seems like Neymar gets pretty close to an infraction on that one.

What a crappy way to lose for Mexico. Part bad luck, part collapse and part soccer is just prone to outcomes like this. Hate that the Dutch got a penalty kick there.

Hup Holland hup!

Mexico was open to those corners all day... all WC really.

And for them to stop pushing after their score...against the machine of the Netherlands? Good grief. Don't do that.

Finally, go for ball and don't step on a guys foot in the box. Sold or not the ball was pretty far away when he stepped on Robbins foot... that will be called a lot.

It is too bad, even as Oranje, watching a true marvel like the Mexican keeper would have been great.

If Mexico keep the game plan they came out with, they would have advanced...but feeling good up 1-0 against the Dutch is a good way to lose.

Yea, this loss for Mexico hurts pretty bad. All around great showing at the World Cup, though.

Monumental collapse. Couldn't happen to a better group of asshats.

I feel bad for Ochoa.....and "El Tri". Did I hear correctly that they've lost at this exact point in the tournament the last 6 times?

BearlyClad;842329327 said:

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Nope. Take Colombia.

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Columbia looked pathetic against an overmatched and clumsy Uruguay. There will be plenty of bookies to take your money.

510Bear;842329427 said:

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I feel bad for Ochoa.....and "El Tri". Did I hear correctly that they've lost at this exact point in the tournament the last 6 times?

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Yup . . . though to some extent they have only themselves to blame this time. They pulled their strikers and went into a shell way too early. Giving the Netherlands that much possession with their offensive talent meant that the tying goal was only a matter of time, and even if the foul had not been called for that last penalty kick, where would Mexico be in extra time? Unable to score and basically hoping to hang on and get to PKs. That's no way to play.

Was hoping for a regional Mexico-Costa Rica matchup in the next round - Ticas vs Tri. But then again maybe Costa Rica will lose to Greece, LOL.

510Bear;842329427 said:

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I feel bad for Ochoa.....and "El Tri". Did I hear correctly that they've lost at this exact point in the tournament the last 6 times?

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Not just that...

They have had the first score 3 or 4 of those times.