Wow!

I have to admit.

That was dramatic.

Suarez must be incredibly happy he hand-balled that...

Originally posted by Palynka
Suarez must be incredibly happy he hand-balled that...

It was a heads up play. Otherwise the ball goes in and they lose.

A red card and a penalty kick beats the heck out of a loss.

Originally posted by Palynka
Suarez must be incredibly happy he hand-balled that...

That was just disgusting.

To someone who is a rugby fan like me, that is just horrible. In rugby Suarez would've received a card as well, but the referee would then go on and give a penalty try under the posts.

I knew Ghana had to win it in the first 2 hours. The African sides just aren't precise enough to win on penalties...

1st prize in the drama category...

Originally posted by Palynka
Suarez must be incredibly happy he hand-balled that...

He saved the day there.

I'm happy.

That was great entertainment - Ghana played some great attacking footy and the script was so nearly perfect but for that blast against the bar.

Originally posted by Crowley
That was just disgusting.

Not really. Every football player would have done the same. Anyway the situation shouldn't have happened as there was an offside situation just before it happened. Now Uruguay will have to play Holland without one of their best because of another ref mistake.

EDIT: YouTube&feature=player_embedded

Originally posted by Crowley
That was just disgusting.

To someone who is a rugby fan like me, that is just horrible. In rugby Suarez would've received a card as well, but the referee would then go on and give a penalty try under the posts.

I knew Ghana had to win it in the first 2 hours. The African sides just aren't precise enough to win on penalties...

Does this look like rugby?

http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/5346/deal.jpg

😛

Originally posted by hopscotch
Does this look like rugby?

http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/5346/deal.jpg

😛

That Suarez sure is a good volleyball player 😛

Originally posted by Lundos
Not really. Every football player would have done the same. Anyway the situation shouldn't have happened as there was an offside situation just before it happened. Now Uruguay will have to play Holland without one of their best because of another ref mistake.

EDIT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM28k73TTrA&feature=player_embedded

The ref made a mistake, so what? This WC has been full of 'em and many posters here have been saying "it's just part of the game".

This type of thing is common? I think I'll just go back to cricket...

Originally posted by Crowley
That was just disgusting.

To someone who is a rugby fan like me, that is just horrible. In rugby Suarez would've received a card as well, but the referee would then go on and give a penalty try under the posts.

I knew Ghana had to win it in the first 2 hours. The African sides just aren't precise enough to win on penalties...

the ref did give a pen under the posts. it's not his fault the ghanian player flapped.
suarez did the right thing, now he misses the first semi final of a world cup uruguay has been in, in decades. it wasn't cheating imo.
any rugby player would've done the same in the hope that they missed the kick.

the better team won though.

Originally posted by Crowley
The ref made a mistake, so what? This WC has been full of 'em and many posters here have been saying "it's just part of the game".

This type of thing is common? I think I'll just go back to cricket...

Ref mistakes have been a part of football for as long as I remember, but the number of errors this WC have seen is ridiculous by any measure.

Rugby I can understand and it's fun to play but cricket?

Originally posted by trev33
the ref did give a pen under the posts. it's not his fault the ghanian player flapped.
suarez did the right thing, now he misses the first semi final of a world cup uruguay has been in, in decades. it wasn't cheating imo.
any rugby player would've done the same in the hope that they missed the kick.

the better team won though.

Agreed. Suarez did the right thing for his team, he was punished, Ghana blew it themselves, and the better team won. End of story.

Originally posted by Palynka
Suarez must be incredibly happy he hand-balled that...

He certainly looked that way. 😵