Euro 2016 Begins!
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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!
Friday, June 10, 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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Afternoon, chaps - I couldn't be more excited to begin this journey. I hope all of you are relaxed in front of the telly watching the ESPN coverage of the opening ceremonies.
The team news out of Paris today:
France: Lloris; Sagna, Rami, Koscileny, Evra; Matuidi, Pogba, Kanté; Payet, Giroud, Greizmann
Romania: Tătăruşanu; Săpunaru, Grigore, Chiricheş, Raţ; Hoban, Pintilii; Stanciu, Popa, Stancu; Andone
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hun)
France have named their team (below) and there are no surprises. Giroud starts at centre-forward with Payet and Greizmann either side of him. Martial and Coman will be introduced from the bench if France need a goal or feel like showing off. The inclusion of Kanté in the place vacated by the injured Diarra, is the wisest move: not only will he protect a defence that needs it and try to shut down Romania’s tricky schemer Nicolae Stanciu, but he’ll also give Pogba more freedom to go forward.
And we're away!
Oh - how did that not go in! Great save by Lloris!
And again! A free header there for the Romanians.
Rami with another of a catalog of early fouls. He's pants.
Oh - off the post from Griezmann!
Kanté is putting on quite a show: every time a Romanian gets the ball, Kanté is on the scene immediately, like a cop who’s been tipped off to a bank heist. He’s incredible.
Payet tries to send Griezmann through with a slick low ball from deep. Chiriches stretches out a leg and just manages to intercept. That’s the second time Payet has come close to releasing Griezmann, and you sense he’ll spring him successfully soon.
We'll have Kante, thank-you! Bon soir mes amis.
Oh - Griezmann goes so close there.
Kante would be a nice addition to the Gunners!
Everyone says hi!
Oh, what a flick by Ollie! Greizmann a bit thick not to make more of that.
How can you stand the scent of elderberries in Scotia with all of them there?
Oh - what a terrible free kick from Payet. Really frustrating from Les Bleus.
Razvan Rat with a nice chop on Giroud - yellow card.
Rubbish, and then pretty feeble follow thru by Pogba
Bloody hell - Giroud with a free header from a corner by Payet and he put it well over the bar. What a miss!
You're at least 60 seconds ahead. I'll come back at the half.
That's half-time then. Romania have kept France out for 45 minutes and could well have scored early on but for a wonder save by Lloris.
Ouch - sorry about that. We're complaining about how the Ali funeral coverage has bumped the coverage onto the Deuce.
Aha, I can't see Romania keeping the French at bay for much longer. The defense for France with one yikes moment but after that it was strictly trying to break down a tedious if resolute bunch of Romanians. Wish Ollie had connected with a couple of his chances.
Paul Doyle on the Guardian says: "His team have had some lovely flourishes but Deschamps will be frustrated at half-time because they have failed to take some decent chances - Griezmann and Giroud both guilty - and they are distinctly brittle in defence. Romania have been stretched close to breaking point a couple of times but they, too, may be frustrated not to be in front, Stancu having had the best chance of the game only to be thwarted by a brilliant reflex save by Lloris. Martial should be introduced soon."
Back on at the Stade de France. Romania about to get us underway again in the second half.
Andone giving the French back four some fits there early on.
There must have bene something in the half-time Bovril in the Romanian camp - they've come out storming!
Some more poor defending by the hosts. They're looking rattled.
Oh - nice move from France there from Kante through to Payet who found Giroud. Straight at the keeper.
Starting to wonder if more of a wild card like Martial would be better now than continuing with Ollie. Or for Griezmann. But someone to rattle the Romanians because they're not doing much for me.
Oh - great chance there for Pogba!
He hit that volley really sweetly. Saved by the keeper's feet.
I agree. Giroud has been more lively by half. I'd have Griezmann off and Martial on.
GOAL! Giroud comes good!!!!!
1-0 France!
POINTS FOR GOONER-STEVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ollie gets a goal!
Great ball in from Payet and the keeper got nowhere near it. Good back header from Giroud.
Well in, mate - 3 points for you, Chelskilad, Someone Said, Simon and Yellows.
Penalty to Romania!!!!
Stone cold there. Really clumsy from Evra.
Stancu strides up and scores!
1-1!
Coman coming on for a disappointing Antoine Griezmann.
Giroud is losing his mind now. He thought he'd got a penalty a moment ago; now he's got a yellow card.
Needs to calm down.
Nice one - Pogba off and Kung Fu Panda coming on.
Romania seem happy with a draw here. Torje on Popa to batten down the hatches.
GOAL! Payet pulls one out of the top drawer!!!!!
One touch and then a left foot rocket into the upper 90.
Scorcher! Whew.
And now Payet has earned a standing ovation as he walks off. Sissoko on for him.
Nice breakaway by Sissoko but he shot well wide.
France wrap up a 2-1 win in the opener. A bit unfair on Romania, who looked better than I had expected. But it was won by a wonder goal by Dimitri Payet.
I'm off to enjoy the evening with the Nocitos. Enjoy the Copa matches if you're watching.
Cheers to all.
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