Euro 2004 Final - Portugal vs Greece [R]

[Grizzly]

Greece pulls off the upset 1-0 with a goal by Charisteas off a corner. Portugal had more possession and shots but rarely seemed to put together anything really dangerous and when they did managed to shoot the ball 10 metres over the net. With that type of finishing they did not deserve to win. Greece was effective as usual and seemed to be far more dangerous on the chances they had. Was Jeffery S. the Barca fan who ran on the field and threw his scarf at Figo? That Furtado song is pretty uninspiring in my opinion, certainly not a soccer classic. Good on the TSN crew for mentioning that Charisteas is a teammate of Stalteri.

[Jeffery S.]

Geez, that Barça fan. The Spanish tv tried to pretend it was some guy with similar colours, but the guy, from Sabadell outside Barcelona, was wearing the typical Catalan peasant hat, the type that Dalí liked to put on. I was a bit amused and a bit more embarrassed. We did love Figo you know, sometimes we act like enraged spurned lovers still. Deep down we know he is a wonderful player and would like to have him still.

At least the Barça fan scored.

Thought Greece was excellent, I did not find them extremely defensive, they played cleanly and were composed from start to finish. Even at the end when they could have got hysterical they maintained the offside trap perfectly, covered positionally very well, got to a lot of divided balls first, the defenders stretched out the boot and broke up dangerous plays in tight, and it was Portugal who got called for fouls late and saw the cards. The central defenders and especially Kapsis on the side were very good. Portugal constantly forced into the middle, taking long shots that went wide. And they did this without Karagounis, one of their better players.

Scolari most probably erred insisting on Pauleta again, he was worse than Gomes and no better than Postiga. And at least Simao has quickness, maybe not to start but later on a good option (for Ronaldo for example).

Have to say the goal was well taken, but Ricardo was terribly out of position, behind the line of players. After that you get thinking that maybe they were lucky to get the call vs. England on their disallowed goal, as he did something similar there.

Happy about the result. I was glad Portugal got this far, for their home fans and national self-esteem, but don't think it would have been bearable having to deal with them as winners. The end of the Figo-Rui Costa-Couto generation.

[Grizzly]

I agree the keeper was in terrible position on the goal, neither in a spot to have a chance at the ball nor in any position to stop a header. I am also one of the fans who when there is no team that I really like cheers for the team whose fans are more bearable in victory (that is why I never cheer for Italy or England :-). I also think that the Greek fans will be less iritating than the Portugese would have been if they had won but I guess we will have to see. I lost all sympathy for Portugal's team after talking with my Portugese friends BEFORE their World Cup match against the US (although they were pretty quiet afterwards!!).

[Free kick]

When I first saw that guy run out on the pitch, I was thinking that it must some sort of political message that he was trying to convey. Then he threw that Barcelona flag at Figo. Thats was funny

[DJT]

quote:Originally posted by Free kick

When I first saw that guy run out on the pitch, I was thinking that it must some sort of political message that he was trying to convey. Then he threw that Barcelona flag at Figo. Thats was funny

Yeah, I don't support running onto the field but what he ultimately did with it was classic. Running onto the field naked (like that English guy) is really lame compared to this.

[Joe Concacaf]

quote:Originally posted by Free kick

When I first saw that guy run out on the pitch, I was thinking that it must some sort of political message that he was trying to convey. Then he threw that Barcelona flag at Figo. Thats was funny

That might have been the best part of the game. So who was that guy? Is he well known?

[Ryan Keay]

quote:Originally posted by DJT

quote:Originally posted by Free kick

When I first saw that guy run out on the pitch, I was thinking that it must some sort of political message that he was trying to convey. Then he threw that Barcelona flag at Figo. Thats was funny

Yeah, I don't support running onto the field but what he ultimately did with it was classic. Running onto the field naked (like that English guy) is really lame compared to this.

While that part was funny, ultimately, the funniest part was him driving himself straight into the net at top speed, and then seeing replays of that

Here's the guys website as so cleverly written on his t-shirt: http://www.jimmyjump.com/ingles/home.htm

[Free kick]

COOL!!! i did not catch the website address on his t-shirt. Notice the pictures in th sports category... He has pictures with figo and figo's wife ...

[canadiankick97]

Wow, that guy was fast. And what a manly run, too. Got to agree with Ryan on this one. It was hilarious to watch this guy sprint into the back of the net.

[Jeffery S.]

Now I remember this guy, from the F1 race at Montmeló. Really risky going out there on the track.

The "jump" at Camp Nou was a few years back when Abelardo retired, and he had something about "Pitu" Abelardo being sexy, which he definitely was not. Abelardo, by the way, is Luis Enrique's best friend, both came up through Sporting Gijon youth and won the Olympic gold in Barcelona. A fine centre back and a great personality.

Funny how I read that t-shirt perfectly but just assumed it was to promote something else. Now I don't feel so bad about reminding Figo how he was so disloyal to us. With the traitor's arch enemy on Portugal set to sign for Barça tomorrow, I think we are in doing okay.

Oh, and let noone accuse us Barça fans of being boring or not knowing how to support our team; we are, and we do, but just don't let it get repeated on this board.