View Full Version : Scotland-Belgium-Croatia 8:8:8?!


Bad Blue Boy
26-03-2001, 03:11:PM
I watched a Scotland - Belgium game and I think that Belgium was a better team. From 2:0 and 1 player down they managed to pull back to an important draw 2:2. Croatia played well against Latvia 4:1 only first 45 minutes; after Croatia's a game with San Marino, the situation on the table will be 8:8:8 for the leading teams that look pretty even. I think the main battle will be between Belgium and Croatia in Zagreb, Scots go to Belgium, Croats to Scotland; but from what I've seen up untill now Belgium is most solid in the group. What do you think?

Jambo Den
26-03-2001, 05:41:PM
don't know what game you were watching but Scotland were definitely the morer attcking team and played brilliantly for the 1st half and we should have won.
we have got san Marino on Wed so it should be 11-8-5

Joris Jonckheer
26-03-2001, 07:48:PM
The more attacking team ? Mmmm... a guess: you're Scottish ? One thing is shure: the only thing Scotland did was kicking balls in the public by Elliot and Hendry. With 10 players Belgium tried to attack, but Scotland played very defensive, and had only some more chnaces by counters. About the penalty: there is a clear rule: if the hand-arm is away of the body it's hands. In any other case it isn't. And that's not the only thing: first off all: the corner who was headed to the body of Deflandre wasn't a corner. On the replay you can clearly see that a Scottish atacker touched the ball. And: when the penalty was taken, Deflandre was still on the pitch. He had to walk 15 more meters! Normally the penalty has to be retaken.

In the second half only l*** hold Belgium away from goals, and about the 70th minute the Scottish goalkeeper (Sullivan i think) shoul have caused a penalty. You can see that he didn't tried to catch the ball, but he jumped to the legs of MPenza !

I'm very glad for soccer in general that a team who tried to play soccer and fought as lions is rewarded.

I'm proud to be a Belgian. Come'on Devils !

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dragan84
26-03-2001, 09:06:PM
all you guys can say what you want but Croatia will win the group........or atleast come second :D

Jambo Den
26-03-2001, 09:33:PM
And let me guess Joris, you're Belgian?
you can say what you like about deflandre but there was no need to put his hands in front of the ball and deserved to walk.i can't beleive how Belgium only had about 2 shots on goal and scored them both!! that pisses me off so much and it's typical of Scotland to f*ck up in some horrible way
but we are normally a better team away from Hampden and are more than capable of getting a result in the King Boduin though i'm almost certain that we won't

Jambo Den
26-03-2001, 09:36:PM
oh and say hi to that guy who threw one of those flare things at me when Belgium equalised(naturally i threw it back :p)

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