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Let the ball roll! - UEFA EURO 2012
Penthesilea:
It's that time again! Soccer time. The European football/soccer championship begins today. :D
First game Poland : Greece 1:1
I watched (of course I did), and it was a surprisingly eventful game. Mostly, the opening game is an exercise in anxious boredom which ends traditionally 1:0. Noone wants to risk anything and this results in a dull match. Not today though. :)
Two red cards (each on one side), one penalty kick (botched) and a Greek team that seemed clearly inferior at the beginning, but achieved to rip the Polish defense apart a couple of times. Yay!
The two goal scorers:
Lewandowski (Poland) cheers after shooting the 1:0
Salpingidis (Greece) shot the 1:1 and had the 2:1 on his foot when he was fouled by the Polish goalkeeper. Therefore the Greeks got the penatly shot, but didn't score.
In less than an hour, the next game starts (Russia : Czech Republic).
My famliy will be busy for the next three weeks. ;)
Penthesilea:
One more fun thing from the Poland : Greece game: the referee looked like our dentist! He has not only a resemblence, even his facial expressions, gestures and posture are alike. :laugh:
This is the scene where Salpingidis (#14) gets a penalty shot and the Polish goalie is sent off the green with a red card.
Hubby's comment: "Dr. A gives Robin Williams a penalty shot." :laugh:
Hubby thought the Greek scorer looked like Robin Williams from afar.
oilgun:
YES!! I just added the sports channel to my TV lineup so I can watch some of the matches!
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: oilgun on June 08, 2012, 07:15:30 pm ---YES!! I just added the sports channel to my TV lineup so I can watch some of the matches!
--- End quote ---
You got your priorities right! :)
Is it soccer or football in Canada?
Sheriff Roland:
Canadian football is similar to American football - but organized soccer has become the sport practiced by more Canadian children than even hockey, 'cause the equipment for playing hockey is so much more expensive than for soccer.
Baseball is probably third in popularity (playing, not watching) though I am constantly surprised at lacrosse's popularity.
Canadian football - probably quite low, behind some winter sports.
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