Day 2 - Group B: Wales v. Slovakia
posted by The Blue Devil @ 11:47 AM
Lakenheath Old Boys
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Lakenheath Old Boys
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
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I'm here for the match. I have predicted a runners up spot for the Slovaks and third place for Wales. Let's see what transpires.
Wayne Hennessey is out injured and will be replaced by the inexperienced Danny Ward in goal. The Slovaks won a friendly 1-3 in Germany about ten days ago and will not be pushovers.
Welcome back, mate. I hope you had a good fortifying lunch and are ready for more action. The teams are in the tunnel:
Wales: Ward; Gunter, Chester, A Williams, Davies, Taylor; Allen, Edwards, Ramsey; J Williams, Bale
Subs: King, Robson-Kanu, Fon Williams, G Williams, Richards, Ledley Cotterill, Vokes, Collins, Vaughan, Church, Hennessey
Slovakia:
Kozacik; Pekarik, Skrtel, Durica, Svento; Kucka, Hrosovsky, Hamsik; Mak, Duris, Weiss
Subs: Mucha, Gyomber, Gregus, Duda, Sestak, Stoch, Nemec, Novota, Skriniar, Hubocan, Salata, Pecevosky
Referee: S Odvar Moen (Norway)
Cheers mate. I have not had lunch yet. I ate brekkies at halftime of the first match and will probably eat lunch when this match ends.
Martin Skrtel giving us all a bit of a wave. Nice chap, that.
Key players for Slovakia will be Hamsik, Weiss and Skrtel while for Wales it will be Monkey Boy, Aaron Ramsey, Wee Joe and how well the inexperienced Danny Ward plays in goal.
Aaron Ramsey is now a peroxide blonde. Not too stylish.
Here comes Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, with lusty accompaniment from 25,000 Welsh folks who’ve not had a chance to sing it at a major football tournament before. Magnificent!
Slovakia apparently have the oldest squad in the tournament.
A great national anthem > Last sung at the 1958 WC. I expect a more open match than the earlier one.
And we're away!
They're off from Bordeaux.
Let's hope we're not bored watching the match from Bordeaux.
Bit of a knock there for Bale - a good start. I'd love to see some agricultural challenges on Monkey boy this afternoon.
Boom boom, mate - you're in good form today.
Oh - great save off the line by Glen Davies from Hamsik's shot. Great run.
And now Slovakia have a free kick chance. And another.
OH!!!! Marik Hamsek nearly gives the Slovaks the lead off a great solo run and then Ben Davies out of nowhere, heroically clears off the line.
Kuchka with an agricultural challenge.
Bob got his naughty wish with that agricultural challenge. I'm sure Monkey Boy will be facing his fair share of those.
Now it's a foul from Joe Allen - some sturdy tackles in this opening period, mostly overlooked by the ref.
Cheers mate. Does that mean Simon Church will be praying for a Welsh victory from the subs bench?
The opening stages remind me of some of the Home International matches I used to watch.
Ping Pong in the box off the free kick from Ramsey as the keeper dleelivers an unconvincing punch then Wee Joe stabs it wide.
Free kick chance for Wales through Allen comes to nothing.
Johnny Williams wins a free kick in Bale territory
Now it's a tasty free kick chance for Monkey Boy. I wonder if he's had his bananas today.
GOAL! Straight in!
It must have moved in the air because the keeper was nowhere.
GOAL !!!! MONKEY BOY SCORES WITH A TRADEMARK FREE KICK AS THE WELSH PLAYERS AND FANS GO BONKERS
The ball did take a weird swerve that deceived the keeper. The bananas seemed to have helped.
Welsh fans are in full voice as it sounds like the match is being played in Cardiff.
There’s a definite shakiness to the Slovakian defence, and Wales are trying to profit from that by pressing them busily when they have it at the back.
A bit of confusion between Williams and Ward there - dicey moment.
The Slovaks, for some reason, seem to be nervous.
Ramsey with a long range effort tamely to the keeper.
Weiss not very Wise as his long range effort would have been more appropriate in a rugby match
Joe Allen should already be on a yellow - a catalog of chippy fouls from him.
I don't know why - they've got nothing to lose in this one.
Kuco with a long range free kick well over.
It could be the routine set by the manager. He should be telling them what you just stated.
Rubbish cross from Miley Cyrus there.
Wee Joe has been more involved than supposed danger man, Marik Hamsek. That explains why the Welsh are leading.
Nice one , mate. The Gooner will not be amused.
Crunch - there was a leg breaker from Taylor on Hamsik.
An agricultural, but hat looked a fair challenge by Neil Taylor on Hamsek. I guess he doesn't receive too many of those challenges in Serie A.
That was similar to most of my challenges while playing for LHS.
First yellow card then for Hrosovsky.
What was that from Skrtel?!
The first booking of the match as Hrivsosky is booked for an agricultural challenge on Johnny Williams
That looked a foul in the box by Skrtel on Johnny Williams. He could heave been off for an early bath for that.
I agree - nasty elbow charge from the Liverpool man.
I would think that Hrivsosky would start the match on a yellow just based on the name alone.
I'm not sure that we need the comments of Abby Wambach on this match.
I think they're trying to give women footie players a chance.
If anything, the Slovaks have been the better side in this half. Wales have done very little apart from Bale's free kick.
Loads of pressure from Slovakia at the end of this half; Wales just want to get into the dressing room and have some cock a leeky soup.
The only problem is that the Slovaks can't find a way past the stubborn Welsh defense. I can't recall the inexperienced Danny Ward having to make a save.
Nice one, mate. Your'e ever the Welsh guru.
The pressure rom Slovakia is building, and Weiss is looking especially dangerous. he makes Welsh defenders jittery. But they keep getting just enough of a touch to thwart him.
A mere one minute stoppage time period to come.
Dave Edwards blocks. for a Slovak corner. Bale heads out the corner from Weiss then Skrtel uncharacteristically misses a header that should have been burioed past his Liverpool teammate. A minute of stoppage time.
Ben Davies spoons off to Bale who tries a left footed shot first time. Straight at the keeper.
And that's the half-time whistle. Wales will go in relatively happy.
Bale side foots straight to the keeper off a nice solo run by Ben Davies on the counter as the Welsh lead 1-0 thanks to a trademark free kick from Monkey Boy.
The second half is underway form Boredeaux where, hopefully, we are not bored.
And we're away in the second half from Bordeaux. I could use a lovely glass of wine right about now.
I agree, mate - plenty of football left today.
Sounds like a plan. Plenty to whine about about for the Slovaks.
Boom boom - a good score on the pun-ometer.
Unfortunately, the Russian fans have been guilty of hooliganism since Thursday according to the halftime reports.
Cheers mate. I have one for the next match ready to go.
The Slovaks concede an unnecessary corner off their own throw.
Yes - some nasty reports coming out of Marseille.
The corner is a complete waste as it curves out for a goal kick.
Should they ban the Russian fans from the tournament ?
Definitely - totally agree. Not sure the England fans are completely innocent either.
Kuco with a naughty foul on Johnny Williams.
I believe that is correct. Hopefully gendarmes get matters under control.
A half chance there.
Johnny Williams can't get a game for Palace, yet is intimidating the Slovaks. How does that work?
Mak should have scored as he shot over with just Danny Ward to beat. A Mac Truck is far more intimidating.
Oh - Bale with a chance there. Off the line!
OH nearly a second for the Welsh as the keeper makes a great save from a header from Monkey Boy off a great cross from Wee Joe.
Credit to the Welsh for leading, but they've been helped by plenty of Monkey business from the Slovaks.
I agree; the Slovaks have been competitive.
Hamsik wanted a foul called on Wolves midfield player, Dave Edwards, but nothing doing.
Dudak on for Hrivsovsky.
GOAL! A goal from the superb Duda!
GOAL !!! DUDA TIES IT UP FOR THE SLOVAKS SECONDS AFTER COMING ON AS A SUB
Not great for us in Group A - a slim Welsh win would've been preferable.
Group B, that is.
It was like a mac truck as Mak beat Ramsey down the right off a long run down the right then his pass was put away by Duda , who beat Danny Ward at his near post.
Hamsik is capable. Dangerous free kick here.
Dave Edwards fouls Hamsik about 30 yards out
No - it's Weiss - and well over the top.
Not a Wise free kick as Weiss is well over with that free kick
I picked the Slovaks second and the Welsh third , so I'm okay with the score.
Decent strike from distance there. Saved by Ward and nodded out.
Danny Ward fumbles a long range effort from Kuchka then the rebound is cleared for a corner that is caught by Ward
UWS should have expected that assist from Mak as he prefers a Mac over Windows.
UWS says "thank God that he's not on the blog right now." LOL!
Joe Ledley coming on now. Robson-Kanu as well.
I might have tossed on our old boy Sam Vokes at this point.
Joe Ledley is on for Dave Edwards and Hal Robson-Kanu is on for Aaron Ramsey or is he?
Was that a penalty - Skrtel leaning in on Bale?
Actually , it's an attacking move as Robson-Kanu is on for the industrious Johnny Williams.
Oh - free header for Miley after a nice cross from Robson-Kanu.
OH!!!! A great run and cross by Hal-Robson -Kanu and Ramsey heads over with a free header in the six yard box.
I blame the hair. It put him off.
According to Jon Champion, Robson-Kanu's contract expired at the Reading Railroad and he's without a club. Would you take him at ER?
Lovely version of "Flags of our Fathers" now from the Welsh chorus.
Welsh fans with a great rendition of the national anthem with the hope of lifting the players
Yellow card for Mak - he needs a reboot.
Skrtel down off a tackle won Robson-Kanu
Wee Joe up after that challenge.
BOOM BOOM
Just over ten minutes left now - Wales with a free kick chance. Long one here.
Bale hits it and it skips into the keeper's arms.
Along range free kick from Bale takes a weird hop and bounces into the keeper's arms.
Weiss into the book now - the accumulation of yellow cards is good for England.
Not A Wise challenge as Weiss is booked for afoul on Miley Cyrus. Billy Ray will not be pleased.
GOAL! Supersub Mark 2 - Robson Kanu scores!!!
GOAL !!!HAL ROBSON-KANU GIVES WALES A 2-1 LEAD FIVE MINUTES AFTER COMING OFF THE BENCH . NICE PASS FROM RAMSEY
Lovely - another yellow card now - four of them for the Slovaks.
Duda, the goal scorer, is booked for a foul on Bale.. Weiss looks none too pleased as he's replaced by Stoch.
Another sub, Joe Ledley, deserves credit as he played a nice long pass to Ramsey, who set up Robson -Kanu. Skrtel looked none too Weiss with some poor deefending
hALLMARK SHOULD SET UP A KIOSK AT THE HOTEL WHERE THE sLOVAKS ARE BASED.
Oh - off the Sunday Roast! Close call.
OH!!!NEMEC HAS A HEADER COME OFF THE POST. NEARLY DESMOND
Oh - Bale dished off to Miley - but he didn't pull the trigger first time.
A poor corner is cleared as the Welsh failed to take advantage on the break.
Jazz Richards is on for Miley Cyrus as Cookie Coleman had enough of the country music. This is more hos genre.
Wahay - my "Funniest Name in the Squad" pick Jazz Richards gets on for a late cameo.
Bale has a shot blocked by the keeper on the break then commits a foul.
Mak more like a mac truck as his he blazes a close range effort well over. Four minutes of stoppage time.
UWS says he's refusing to laugh at your puns now.
Skrtel becomes #5 into the book - should be his second yellow really.
Welsh fans calling for the ref to blow up. Still a couple of minutes to play. Now Neil Taylor and Skrtel get into it and the Liverpool defender is booked.
Agreed about the cards, not UWS's comment. Rather naughty
It's over as Wales record an historic 2-1 win. The winner scored by the player without a club.
Blow up, ref. It is all over now.
Wales prevail 2-1 - it's all going to plan so far. Now for a big, big win for the England boys.
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