OMG, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT:
AUSTRALIA 3 1 JAPAN
I cannot believe it, I cannot believe it!!!
Distant sounds of cars honking are all over the place. The Australians are really celebrating tonight! There's no rest for the soccer fans tonight, who are exulting over the totally amazing win. Amazing!! I probably can't sleep properly tonight either, due to the perpetual honking noises.
That was one of the most spectacular matches I've ever seen - amazing comeback by Australia!!! Looking at my MSN contacts, there's apparently mixed feelings - on one friend's personal message: Brazil shall take revenge for the Japanese! i promise to support socceroos if they beat BRAZIL. :D good luck with that :p
Another not-so-updated-with-soccer-fan: did Aussie win the match?cuz i hear loads of screamings everywhere..
One 'sceptical' friend has this to comment: Lucky Australian win...
Strong sentiments: uwaaa.. I hate you Australia I hate you
A happy fan: OZZIE OZZIE!!! 3-1!!! dam good game
Anyway! What made this an amazing game was the fact that Australia scored the equalizer, and the subsequent two goals in less than 10 minutes!!! 10 MINUTES!!! I was left flabbergasted, astounded, and speechless. Did you guys catch it?! That was simply shocking. It is definitely one of the best soccer matches I've seen!! Action-packed all the way, and not without tension as well! The Japanese goal, for one, was a controversial one.
I was totally expecting the Japanese to win, especially after the first half of the match which saw better skills and better tactics from the Japanese side. I really admire their defense; the Japan defense was rock solid, and the Australians couldn't seem to get through it. The Japanese were playing a man-on-man marking, and making it almost impossible for the Australians to have any scoring opportunities at all.
My support went from Japan to Australia, and I'm mixed now; LOL. When Japan dominated the whole of the first half, it was good - and then I started feeling sympathy for the Australian team (the Socceroos, as they are called here). It's the first time in 30+ years that Australia has qualified for the World Cup, and it will be disappointing for them to lose, especially since the nation has been hyped up about soccer recently (considering that Australia is more of a cricket and footie nation).
The game was well-played by both sides. The Japanese and Australians both worked hard, and one of my friends whom I was watching with commented that the ball seemed to fall so easily to the Japanese players, and it was true; the Australians were almost fighting constantly to get the ball back into their possession. There was considerable tension in the air after the Japanese scored the first goal by Nakamura, and you can just sense this determination in the air; a lot was at stake for this game.
The tension went all the way into the 2nd half; my friends and I agreed that the Japanese team definitely had more skills than the Australians showed. The Japanese was very strong on their defense in the second half (if not, tighter than it had been in the first half), and the atmosphere and in the playing, was tinged with this desperation as the Australians fought to find a way through the Japanese defense. I thought that Japan would just end this with their win, and I started supporting the Socceroos.
Marianne and Lee Yung started joking: What if you had an Australian man with a Japanese wife? They probably watch the game on separate TV sets, and will probably sleep on different beds after the game! Hahaha!
Anyway; the turning point came when the Australian coach started substituting his players. Lee Yung was quite familiar with the Australian players, and was constantly supporting the Australians the whole way, while Marianne and her housemate, Jean, were supporting the Japanese team. My support swayed from side to side, and I'm still flabbergasted at this stage.
The equalizer was just wow.
(The car honking is still going on outside! Man, I don't think I'll be sleeping tonight!)
Even so, you can tell that both sides were just NOT going to settle for an equalizer - the tension went up a notch (if not, more!) in the atmosphere after that. The Japanese stopped 'relaxing', and started to push with their attack as well, and just minutes later, when Cahill scored the second goal (he scored the first one as well!), emotions were running high. It was just heart-pounding - there was just less than 10 minutes left of the game, and it was nerve-wrecking!! I honestly can't remember such a high-tension game (that I've watched myself, anyway! =P).
The 3rd goal was stunning - the Japanese players were practically all down on the other end of the field, bent on attacking, and wow, wow, wow... I am just left without words.
If you didn't watch the game, then you definitely missed one amazing game! I feel sad and disappointed for the Japan team, though; they fought hard, but the Australians finally got their act together in the final 10 minutes. That said, they had absolutely no tactics at all before that, and seemed to find the teamwork and balance in the final desperate moments. And despite the win, the Japanese are obviously more skilled - and the Australians can certainly learn from the Japanese's defense (and their own mistakes as well)! The Japanese are quick to act, and hopefully will still make it to the next round.
Tomorrow night: Brazil vs. Croatia! (early morning, actually; 5 a.m. here). That'll be another game I think soccer fans have been looking forward to.
At least tonight's game was a REAL soccer match; power and tension all the way, unlike the England vs. Paraguay one (which was just boring, as you put it, Sherissa!). England didn't score a goal, but they won - thanks to an own goal from the Paraguayan side. Hopefully we can see more high-quality matches in the upcoming weeks!
On another note, I finally understand what an offside means on the soccer field! LOL. I may just turn into a soccer fan, even after World Cup ends. ;p
Honking still going on! No rest for Australia tonight, who apparently seems to be celebrating till morning and the rest of the week (probably till the next game!)
No rest for me tonight, either! (Who can sleep with the ruckus going on?!)
AUSTRALIA 3 1 JAPAN
I cannot believe it, I cannot believe it!!!
Distant sounds of cars honking are all over the place. The Australians are really celebrating tonight! There's no rest for the soccer fans tonight, who are exulting over the totally amazing win. Amazing!! I probably can't sleep properly tonight either, due to the perpetual honking noises.
That was one of the most spectacular matches I've ever seen - amazing comeback by Australia!!! Looking at my MSN contacts, there's apparently mixed feelings - on one friend's personal message: Brazil shall take revenge for the Japanese! i promise to support socceroos if they beat BRAZIL. :D good luck with that :p
Another not-so-updated-with-soccer-fan: did Aussie win the match?cuz i hear loads of screamings everywhere..
One 'sceptical' friend has this to comment: Lucky Australian win...
Strong sentiments: uwaaa.. I hate you Australia I hate you
A happy fan: OZZIE OZZIE!!! 3-1!!! dam good game
Anyway! What made this an amazing game was the fact that Australia scored the equalizer, and the subsequent two goals in less than 10 minutes!!! 10 MINUTES!!! I was left flabbergasted, astounded, and speechless. Did you guys catch it?! That was simply shocking. It is definitely one of the best soccer matches I've seen!! Action-packed all the way, and not without tension as well! The Japanese goal, for one, was a controversial one.
I was totally expecting the Japanese to win, especially after the first half of the match which saw better skills and better tactics from the Japanese side. I really admire their defense; the Japan defense was rock solid, and the Australians couldn't seem to get through it. The Japanese were playing a man-on-man marking, and making it almost impossible for the Australians to have any scoring opportunities at all.
My support went from Japan to Australia, and I'm mixed now; LOL. When Japan dominated the whole of the first half, it was good - and then I started feeling sympathy for the Australian team (the Socceroos, as they are called here). It's the first time in 30+ years that Australia has qualified for the World Cup, and it will be disappointing for them to lose, especially since the nation has been hyped up about soccer recently (considering that Australia is more of a cricket and footie nation).
The game was well-played by both sides. The Japanese and Australians both worked hard, and one of my friends whom I was watching with commented that the ball seemed to fall so easily to the Japanese players, and it was true; the Australians were almost fighting constantly to get the ball back into their possession. There was considerable tension in the air after the Japanese scored the first goal by Nakamura, and you can just sense this determination in the air; a lot was at stake for this game.
The tension went all the way into the 2nd half; my friends and I agreed that the Japanese team definitely had more skills than the Australians showed. The Japanese was very strong on their defense in the second half (if not, tighter than it had been in the first half), and the atmosphere and in the playing, was tinged with this desperation as the Australians fought to find a way through the Japanese defense. I thought that Japan would just end this with their win, and I started supporting the Socceroos.
Marianne and Lee Yung started joking: What if you had an Australian man with a Japanese wife? They probably watch the game on separate TV sets, and will probably sleep on different beds after the game! Hahaha!
Anyway; the turning point came when the Australian coach started substituting his players. Lee Yung was quite familiar with the Australian players, and was constantly supporting the Australians the whole way, while Marianne and her housemate, Jean, were supporting the Japanese team. My support swayed from side to side, and I'm still flabbergasted at this stage.
The equalizer was just wow.
(The car honking is still going on outside! Man, I don't think I'll be sleeping tonight!)
Even so, you can tell that both sides were just NOT going to settle for an equalizer - the tension went up a notch (if not, more!) in the atmosphere after that. The Japanese stopped 'relaxing', and started to push with their attack as well, and just minutes later, when Cahill scored the second goal (he scored the first one as well!), emotions were running high. It was just heart-pounding - there was just less than 10 minutes left of the game, and it was nerve-wrecking!! I honestly can't remember such a high-tension game (that I've watched myself, anyway! =P).
The 3rd goal was stunning - the Japanese players were practically all down on the other end of the field, bent on attacking, and wow, wow, wow... I am just left without words.
If you didn't watch the game, then you definitely missed one amazing game! I feel sad and disappointed for the Japan team, though; they fought hard, but the Australians finally got their act together in the final 10 minutes. That said, they had absolutely no tactics at all before that, and seemed to find the teamwork and balance in the final desperate moments. And despite the win, the Japanese are obviously more skilled - and the Australians can certainly learn from the Japanese's defense (and their own mistakes as well)! The Japanese are quick to act, and hopefully will still make it to the next round.
Tomorrow night: Brazil vs. Croatia! (early morning, actually; 5 a.m. here). That'll be another game I think soccer fans have been looking forward to.
At least tonight's game was a REAL soccer match; power and tension all the way, unlike the England vs. Paraguay one (which was just boring, as you put it, Sherissa!). England didn't score a goal, but they won - thanks to an own goal from the Paraguayan side. Hopefully we can see more high-quality matches in the upcoming weeks!
On another note, I finally understand what an offside means on the soccer field! LOL. I may just turn into a soccer fan, even after World Cup ends. ;p
Honking still going on! No rest for Australia tonight, who apparently seems to be celebrating till morning and the rest of the week (probably till the next game!)
No rest for me tonight, either! (Who can sleep with the ruckus going on?!)
5 comments:
can i make it a lil more accurate?
it's 3 goals in 8 mins!!
lol. the best 8 mins of ytd, i swear!
everyone was so depressed when the game went into the 80-ish mins.. and then Cahill goaled!
u can definately feel the surge of energy hey?
but yeah, Brazil will be a tough one.
im facing the fact, Brazil will win, although many of my friends wld kill me when they see this. LOL! whatever, at least im honest. =p
ttys!
heyz DJ, both conz and mua are for Japan and not Aus. LOL!!
btw con, korea came back from 1-0 down to win 2-1 at full time!!!
KIMCHI POWER!
dj: haha, yeah, anyway it's still under 10 min =P. I saw the Brazil-Croatia match last night, and I thought, Australia-Brazil?
...
Ah well. ;p
sherissa: LOL. hopefully japan can still make it to the top two in the group! haha yeah, i watched the 2nd half of the S.Korea-Togo match - another great game! Ahn Jung Hwan! Lol.
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