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^^ Eh lets calm down a bit?

:angry: WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP! :angry: Stupid penalty kick! That was just junk :crazy: Australia really should have pressed more after Materazzi got the red card....props to Italy for playing very good defense for the most part....Still that was a crap penalty sucks for Australia :pinch: :pinch:

That's bull****.

****ing robbed. <snipped>

:laugh: :laugh: a bit angry ain't you? lol.

IMHO, Fifa have to really look hard at using video tech to aid the ref now. Other sports use technology (tennis, rubgy, cricket etc) so why won't fifa use it!

Edited by L3thal

The game was played equally. They both did great, minus italys red card.

But that penalty was BULL.

The australian player slid for the ball, didnt get it and even TRIED to move his head out of the way for the italian player. Clearly it wasnt a penalty. That ref is going to get hung and linched if he ever steps foot in Australia.

:rofl:

i can't wait until i get home and watch this game. :D

a lot of people have called me and said the foul was a bad call, but totti's goal was amazing wasn't it? i heard it was top left corner? great goal anyway right? :D he scored, at 2:59 over regulation :D kicked australia out :D Italy going to the qtr finals :D but australia is going home :D

:bounce:

:rofl:

i can't wait until i get home and watch this game. :D

a lot of people have called me and said the foul was a bad call, but totti's goal was amazing wasn't it? i heard it was top left corner? great goal anyway right? :D he scored, at 2:59 over regulation :D kicked australia out :D Italy going to the qtr finals :D but australia is going home :D

:bounce:

You :D sound :D pretty :D happy about it :D hahaha (or high)

Seriously good for Italy but I have to see this call for myself after all the outrage hahaha

What a shame from a ref that was doing pretty good all game long :no:

Makes me wonder if he (and FIFA) felt bad because Italy was cheated out of the 2002 cup by Korea coached by Hiddink :whistle:

This penalty is worse than the Shevchenko one against Tunisia for the fact the referee was less than 15 feet away.

Australia v Italy 0:0 - Ref : 1

We beat Italy, just couldn't beat the bribes. It's another example of the influence of money in the World Cup.

Italy, I hope you got your money's worth. One of the biggest frauds in World Cup history.

Iterestingly some of Italy's players are involved in the Italian league match fixing court case at the moment. Many of them already flagged for expusion, but that's ok, you can play in the world cup. Flippin' Cheats.

Iterestingly some of Italy's players are involved in the Italian league match fixing court case at the moment. Many of them already flagged for expusion, but that's ok, you can play in the world cup. Flippin' Cheats.

:shiftyninja:

Putting all this cheating aside, Australia, in my opinion, had this coming to them. Why do I say this? Well, it was clear they were playing for OT by the way they played all the second half. When Italy counter attacked with 4 players and left 6 in the back (goalie included), Australia would take its sweet time going up the field instead of attacking the 6 men with full speed to catch them off guard. What, don't they know Italy has one of the toughest defenses in the World Cup?

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