Brazil vs. Ghana
After yesterday's dearth of goals and attacking football, I'm hoping that these two teams can put on a samba show and a half. Anyone else out there to join me for the party?
posted by gatorbob @ 10:37 AM
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006
After yesterday's dearth of goals and attacking football, I'm hoping that these two teams can put on a samba show and a half. Anyone else out there to join me for the party?
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Here are the sides for today's game:
Brazil
1. Nelson Dida
2. Marcos Cafu
3. Ferreira Lucio
4. Silveira Juan
6. Roberto Carlos
5. Fereira da Rosa Emerson
11. Jose Ze Roberto
8. Ricardo Kaka
10. Gaucho Ronaldinho
7. Leite Adriano
9. Luiz Ronaldo
GHANA
22. Richard Kingson
15. John Pantsil
7. Illiasu Shilla
5. John Mensah
6. Emmanuel Pappoe
23. Haminu Draman
18. Eric Addo
10. Stephen Appiah
11. Sulley Muntari
14. Matthew Amoah
3. Asamoah Gyan
Brazil is unfortunately reverting back to the old codgers squad after Robinho's injury and Ghana is without the suspended Michael Essien.
I am here.
I am rooting for The Black Stars all the way
Hiya - I could go both ways. I just want to see a good match and a deserved winner in this one. I've been bored by Brazil but I was disgusted by the cheating that Ghana did against the U.S. the other day.
BTW, Nick and Steven were going absolutely potty yesterday about the Portuguese on World Soccer Daily yesterday. "They represent all that is wrong with the international game and need to be thrashed on Saturday." Definitely!
Let's hope it happens
Happy End of the Schoolyear to you, Dave!
They missed the kickoff yesterday morning - and then tried to blame it on the feed! What cheek! Any idiot could see that Uni had no problems with "the feed."
Thannk you sir,
I can gloat that I don't have to go back until after Labor Day.
When do have to go back Robert?
He may have been on there
Big Ron was onside there! If he'd been able to crack that one with his left peg, that would have made a hell of a goal.
He almost did take a pop and that would been his second card of the tourney for kicking the ball after the whistle
I won't be returning to my school next year, Dave. I've got a one-year leave of absence so that I can finish up my studies at Gainesville.
I'll be teaching two classes, supervising student teachers and doing a variety of other grad. student types of things. I've got two conference talks that I'll be doing, so I'll be plenty busy. But I couldn't keep up the full-time teaching and driving - it was killing me. Semester starts August 23rd.
Wish the cross was better
Goal, great run and move
That's the record for Big Ron! Suicidal defending from Ghana. Why would they play them so high up the pitch?
That's more of what we wanted. What a start! Now do Ghana have anything to offer in response?
I don't think Ghana have a hope
Gooner and I were talking the other day about all of the early goals in this WC. There have been a spate in the first ten minutes, very few in the middle hour and then another spate of late goals. Any explanation for this?
I have seen that stat from ESPN many times.
I am glad with the quick starts and the good endings but there never seems to be both in the same game.
I can see Brazil ripping this defense apart
Ron was nearly off to the races again, there. They haven't learned their lesson yet.
Muntari has to watch himself. He could have had two yellows already - and he's just back from suspension.
300 yellow cards! What a nonsense.
Adriano picks up a yellow for "simulation" when one on one with the keeper. All he needed to do was slide it to the right for Big Ron and they were 2 up. Silly boy!
Woah, they should have scored there.
He should have passed the ball. Glad to see him carded for the dive. Let's have a few yellows for the Brazilians and some more in the quarters
Do the Ghana know the offside rule?
Come on, get a good cross from a free kick.
Nice shot
Why couldn't Ghana play like this against the U.S.? They look hopeless!
Oh, that one could've flown in!
a couple of good chances
I think we can beat Brazil on the day. You?
Absolutely but things always seem to go the Brazilians' way
Brazil remind of the Argies in 2002 - spoiled for choices, loads of depth, but with a manager that's stuck on playing conservatively and sticking with the old soldiers. I'd be more frightened if Parreira were playing people like Cicinho, Robinho and Juninho.
ooh, that was almost a great ball
Just turned on Wimpleton for a few minutes. Henman is about to win a five setter.
Agassi started awful but is on track.
Henman just won
Back to the footie
what chance did I just miss for Ghana
They are looking better going forward
take a pop from the top!!!
I love how 'Cello keeps trying to introduce the topic of '94 into every conversation and Dave O'B clearly wasn't watching back then.
Oh, Amoah should've buried that. They're getting closer.
The chance that you missed was a nice through ball to Amoah that he just couldn't catch up - he's looking dangerous.
He even said no to Cello about US v Colombia
Brazil are looking shakey
Both teams clearly missed out on the defensive part of their basic training. This is schoolboy stuff.
Yeah, O'Brien is thinking, "Colombia? That backwater in South America - how could that be an upset?" But 'Cello is right - it was a big upset - but it was TWELVE YEARS AGO! Time for him to move on.
Ghanaians picking up loads of yellows - we could see some players going off here.
They are having their chances.
This is end to end at the moment.
Attack the Brazilians. TAKE NOT SVEN!!!
I can see Rooney getting in and amongst these Brazilian center backs and terrorizing them!
Of course, let's beat the Iberians first
did you like my geography bit there
Wimbledon latest
B Becker Ger v JI Chela Arg 11
1-0
am I in a time warp?
Oh, Gyan should've scored there. Juan totally exposed.
another close one
Another yellow for Ghana - Addo this time.
mystery solved
Benjamin Becker
Germany
Free kick for Ronaldinho....high, wide and 'orrible! Who said that, Dave? When? and who was he talking about?
I agree with you.
No team, apart from Germany, have improved or impressed. The Argies looked good at first and now not so good. The Brazilians aren't that good.
We have no one to fear.
Spain?
"The shin guard protect the front of your shin not the side."
ISN'T THE SHIN IN THE FRONT!!!
Well, it'll be either Spain or Brazil in the semis - either one will be tough, I reckon. But I'll be pulling for France today. I definitely have no fear of them. We wouldn't get the Argies or Germany until the final. Love to see Germany knock them out and get them in the Final. Classico!
This game should be 1-1 at this point. Brazil has taken its foot off the gas ever since scoring and should've given one up there.
I would've thought that the shin was in the front, but I'm no Science teacher, Dave?
"High, wide and 'orrible." Who said it? When? About whom?
Juan into the book now. Free kick just over the bar from Appiah. That save from Dida kept them in it.
GOAL: 2-0 Brazil; Jammy goal; decent build-up, but Adriano was miles offside and basically kneed it over the line. Good time to score. That might just kill the game off.
Second half starting...no changes; this shows the lack of depth for Ghana. Shame. If one of those had gone in to equalize and Adriano had been called back for offside, we'd have a better match here.
Gyan yellow carded for petulantly kicking the ball away.
Ghana really pushing this, as they should, and the Brazilian defense looking frail. I've never seen Brazil play the holding out/quick break game before. Amazing. Parreira has ruined these boys. They usually play a possession game even if things aren't clicking. These boys can be taken by a better side. Maybe Spain?
Apparently the Ghana coach got red-carded at half time for protesting the second Brazil goal too vociferously.
Whistles from the crowd for the Brazilians. This is not the Jogo Bonito that those Nike ads promised. Very negative. But ominously, they have kept Ghana out and have only conceded that one goal against Japan in four games.
Gyan has another go, but straight at Dida.
And now Gyan has gone off for a second yellow for an outrageous dive. That's curtains for Ghana.
GOAL: 3-0 Brazil. Ze Roberto; this is a bit sad, now. Harsh for the Ghana team, who have been the better side for long stretches today and but for some bad defensive choices and a refereeing blunder (again!) might still be in this game.
Full-time: 3-0; Very flattering to Brazil. They can be beaten by a team with more depth and less naivete on the defensive side.
I'll be back in a few hours for the France vs. Spain match-up, which I'm very much looking forward to.
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