Japan v Paraquay

[hackbike 666]

<YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWN>

 

[Flying_Monkey]

At least penalties are interestingly tense as opposed to turgid. I have the feeling that the Japanese gave everything in getting out of their group and actually didn't have that 'extra gear' for the knock-outs - after all nothing was expected of them before this tournament. Paraguay are, well, pretty much how Paraguay always are, albeit a bit more disciplined than in the past.

 

[Dayvo]

Wonder if it'll go to 62-60!

 

[Dayvo]

Hmmm, first fault!

 

[hackbike 666]

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

 

[marinyork]

The vuvuzela's make watching penalties more tense I'm sure!

 

[Archie_tect]

Is it not over yet?.....

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Yup. Unlucky Japan, lucky Paraguay.

 

[Smokin Joe]

A lesson in penalty taking.

 

[marinyork]

Some of those paraguay ones were as casual as whereas the Japanese blasted them in a very technical way.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

The Japanese keeper came closest to saving a penalty, not that that counts for anything!

 

[Dayvo]

Is it not over yet?.....

... it is now!

Japan were a real surprise and played good, skilful and entertaining football. Full credit to them.

 

[hackbike 666]

Sorry for Japan...well done Paraguay...well taken pens both sides.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Japan were a real surprise and played good, skilful and entertaining football. Full credit to them.

But not today they didn't, unfortunately... except very occasionally. I think they played way above themselves in the group stage and had little left today. But Honda, Endo, Hasebe, Tanaka in particular did themselves no harm in terms of their global reputation. Keeper was good too.

Paraguay won't go any further.

 

[marinyork]

Can't see Paraguay going any further unless Portugal won tonight which looks doubtful. Portugal v paraguay the sort of game I could see going to deadlock and penalties with how they've both been playing.