2006-06-26 20:38:59 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
Totally unfair. I'm sure Italy practice sychronised diving as part of their basic training.
Australia really gave them a run for their money and you could see that Italy were getting so frustrated. I'm not surprised they chose this tactic.
I know the TV pundits were undecided about the foul and claim that he was impeded but you can see clearly that he chose to drag his leg over the player for a surefire penalty than to go for glory and try to score.
2006-06-26 20:45:03 · answer #1 · answered by Treat Infamy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Uh. Me. But I've seen penalties given for less. But this...this last 5-second-fate-determining-penalty was supposed to have been thought about/reviewed for more than just 0.21 seconds by the bloody ref.
Lucas Neill went down first. Flat on the ground. Grosso knew there was a 50/50 chance of penalty given there and took it. The ref being the dumb tool he is gave it without a doubt (though for those who saw on tv it was clearly NOT a penalty) and out goes Australia. Unfair is an understatement.
2006-06-26 21:07:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The red card given to italy is so unfair. a crazy mistake by the ref.
that changed the tempo of the game. so i think italy deserved the penalty.
aussis possesion was good but that doesn't mean that they played better.italy created far more fantastic shots
and yes what matters is the score.italy won.
2006-06-26 20:56:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Referee was wrong, it wasn't a foul.
2. Grosso had passed 2 opponents in the box. I can't remember he had done anything as this in many years. Passing the second opponent he got 2 chances: jump over the prone man and shoot at the net from an excellent spot (not easy for a forward, really difficult for a defender as him); take a contact with the prone opponents, who can't avoid to block him with an obstruction foul. Instinctively he choose the second chance. I think he was right. If he really can pass opponents as Ronaldinho, the right choose had been the first.
3. Referee don't want to do mistake or to hurt Australians. Simply, he was wrong (and this really was a difficult judgement, watching the match I thought referee was right)
2006-06-26 21:10:05 · answer #4 · answered by erri 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being unbiased in supporting your favourite team can be frustrating, but the elbow didn't exactly move into a right angle position which clipped a forward with a goal scoring chance without the defender making that decision to do so and with the ref standing right in front of the foul are we choosing to be blind as and when convenient, i say man where is the sportsmanship!
2006-06-26 21:03:08 · answer #5 · answered by D greendesk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously, yes. The Australian defender, whether standing or on the ground, had clearly established position in the box. The momentum of the Italian striker carried him directly over the defender, and he took a dive, and happened to win a call in his favor. Shameful, especially at that point in the match.
2006-06-26 20:48:14 · answer #6 · answered by zorki6 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes the penalty was unfair but australia also never looked like scoring.
2006-06-26 20:42:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was totally unfair, although im a fan of both teams, i think the italian player knew he was in the box, wasnt going to score, so he saw an opportunity and took it
2006-06-26 20:41:52 · answer #8 · answered by tjbryl19 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it was unfair - the Aussie defender was doing his job, and the Italian over-acted (pretty badly, at that), and the Referee fell for it.
Shame. It soured a great match.
2006-06-26 21:16:27 · answer #9 · answered by Nina N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, Australia was robbed!! Not only that, but the 2 goals Brazil scored against them were both offside!
2006-06-26 20:41:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋