Thursday, 12 June 08, 03:49 PM · Comments (0)
End Of Match: So it's Croatia and Germany in quarterfinals... Unless you believe that Austria will kick Germans' asses...
90' (+5): And the end of the game... I'm just speechless...
90' (+3): How could that happen?
90' (+3): KURWAAAAA!!!
90' (+2): PENALTY?????
90' (+1): Short corner kick by Krzynówek
90': Three minutes of injury time
89': Austrians try long pass... Not today, lads!
88': Brave stop by Boruc
87': A few more minutes and we will have the first co-hosted tournament without at least one of the hosts in at least quarterfinals...
87': Lewandowski shoots really strong from a free kick... Macho-MAN!
86':
Chinese commentator tried to pronounce these two names.
That was funny :D
85': No! Not Roger! He's substituted by Rafał Murawski
83': Marek Saganowski is substituted by Wojciech Łobodziński. Just try to pronounce his name ;)
82': "Jeszcze jeden" by Polish crowds.
82': Ivica Vastic fouls Mariusz Lewandowski
80': Roger just dribbled past three defenders. But he's been stopped by the fourth one.
80': Really nice Polish run, really nice cross... and pathetic miss by Smolarek
79': Really poor save by Boruc, but cleared by Krzynówek. Corner kick
78': Clear position of Austrian player stopped by Boruc, quick counterattack and the same thing by Macho-man
76': Boruc swears (which can be easily heard in the transmission), Austrian player shoots... the shot goes wide
75': Säumel just entered the field and he's already fouled.
74':
Another substitution for Austria.
Rene Aufhauser is coming off and he is replaced by Jürgen Säumel
74': Austrian shoot stopped by Jacek Bąk - corner kick
73': Yellow card for Sebastian Prödl for the foul on Ebi Smolarek
71': Two balls on the field...
71': Smolarek tries to strip off the Austrian guy... Hey, wait for the end of the game! :P
70': Marek Saganowski crosses the ball... Macho-man again!
68': Krzynówek shoots... another great save by the Macho-man
67': Rene Aufhauser fouls Jacek Krzynówek 32 meters from the goal
66': He's fine and he gets back on the field
65': Saganowski is getting a medical treatment
65': Kienast from the beginning dances with the ball...
64':
Two substitutes for Austria.
Andreas Ivanschitz is coming off and he is replaced by Ivica Vastic
Roland Linz is coming off and he is replaced by Roman Kienast
63': Really good save by the Macho-man
63': Lewandowski shoots but he's blocked by Austrian defender
62': Another cross by Roger...
62': Krzynówek gets a yellow card for kicking the ball after the whistle. In the meantime we can see a striptease performed by Austrian substitute
60': ... claimed by the goalkeeper, but it was really good long run by Krzynówek
60': Quick Polish counterattack, Krzynówek crosses...
58': Free kick... above the bar
58': Yellow card for Marcin Wasilewski
57': Another dribbling dance by Roger, but again nothing
56': Roger dribbles in the box, manages to cross, but straight to Austrian defender. Corner kick
56': Krzynówek will make a free kick... cleared by defenders
56': Umit Korkmaz fouls Marek Saganowski - yellow card
54': Smolarek fouled by Austrian defender, but the ref says it wasn't anything
53': Another shooting attempt stopped by Boruc. But he doesn't catch the ball confidently...
52': Polish crowds start to shout "Jeszcze jeden" ("One more")
51': Roger passes the ball in a Brazilian style to Krzynówek who loses it a second later.
51': Come on, Smolarek, you have been our best player in the qualifications, what's wrong with you, mate?
50': Smolarek first time actually doing something... He shoots straight into the goalkeeper, who lets the ball out, again Smolarek (becuse Austrian defenders just stay in one place), but nothing happens...
49':
Golański tries to pass, the pass has been intercepted and quick counter-attack through the empty space left by him.
Good that we still have Boruc.
48': Golański stops the opponent. By fouling him.
47': Nope, Austrian pussy has just dived in the box...
46': Is it going to be the penalty??
46': But for me he can even crawl as long as he scores goals :)
46':
Roger runs on the left side, but he's slower than Austrian defender.
Yes... A Brazilian guy slower than Austrian defender...
46': The second half starts with Dudka's foul
45': I don't know which one is worse ;)
45': Oh, brilliant - Golański for Jop
Half Time: The score doesn't reflect the play - Poland easily could lose by 3 or 4 goals by now. Leo, do something with these crappy defenders!!!
45' (+1): The shots goes wide and it's a half-time
45' (+1): Free kick for Austria...
45': Jop fouled the Austrian player using his butt...
45': 1 minute of injury time
45': Oh, look, they show Smolarek... So he is actually on the field in this game, I wouldn't say that... :/
44': Low pass and free kick for Poland - one of Polish defenders has been fouled, I couldn't see which one
44': Żewłakow tries to clear the ball, but the ref says it was foul. Free kick for Austria really close to Polish goal...
42': Now Austrians play like Greeks - pass to the defender, pass to the goalkeeper, pass to the defender...
41': Corner kick, Krzynówek... cleared by the Macho-man
40': Polish attack... Saganowski... stopped by a defender
40': Nothing much on the field... some passes, some throw-ins...
38': Hey, it's football, not some bloody wrestling, leave Roger alone!
37': Another shot from the distance by Krzynówek, saved by the goalkeeper.
33': Jop twice loses the ball and only pathetic performance of Austrian strikers saves us... Polish counter-attack, Krzynówek shoots... nothing.
32': Roger is now on the monitor about every 5 seconds
31': If there is something more shitty than Polish defence it's definitely Austrian one :)
30': Saganowski passed to Roger through Austrian goalkeeper and defender and Roger just had to touch the ball. And he did!
29': GOOOOAAAAL!!!
29': Polish attack...
27': And now some passing between defenders to push up stats a little
25': Long pass from Polish defender... at first I thought it was directed at Roger... then that it was for Krzynówek... but no, it was just for no-one... Throw-in for Austria
25': And Austrian counterattack
25': Corner kick for Poland
24': And what that supposed to be? One of the Polish players, I think it was Lewandowski, just shoots straight into Austrian defence...
23': Roger had to move back to the defence to clear the ball...
22': Hey, Leo, substitute all defenders for strikers - we don't have a defence anyway, but we could at least score some goals...
22': Another Austrian attack and another ridiculous mistake - Wasilewski this time - and another save by Boruc
21': Austrian defender passes to the goalkeeper who kicks the ball out for the throw in.
20': Polish counterattack, Krzynówek shoots from the distance... wide off target
18': Another Austrian shot...high above the goal
16': See? That's how you defend...
16': Corner kick - saved by Boruc... now the counterattack
15': OH COME ON!!! Boruc can't save our team all the time. WHERE IS THE DEFENCE????
14': Roger fouls Garics close to Austrian penalty area
13': Another great opportunity for Austria - Boruc saves again and defenders are lost completely!
12': That must have hurt ;)
12': Ouch... Żewłakow hit right in the balls...
11': Corner kick... Boruc is not confident today...
11': Again - ridiculous mistake of Polish defence and only inches save us...
10': OH MY GOD!
10': Boruc walks with the ball...
10': Boruc saves without any trouble.
10': Free kick for Austria
9': Poland loses the ball in the midfield and Austria starts the counter-attack. But one of their players tried to run through Jacek Bąk and this was the end of the counter-attack
7': Roger tried to pass to Krzynówek, but he forgot that there is Austrian player on the way
7': Brilliant Austrian pass to Polish defender Żewłakow...
6':
Chinese commentator tries really hard to pronounce "Saganowski" properly ;)
And this is the most interesting thing for the moment...
5': Austrians could do really well on the left field, but then they decided to withdraw the ball. Oh well...
4': Goal kick for Austria
4': Roger begins the attack...
1': OK, I'm back, I'm not sure if I lost anything
0': NO! Don't you even dare, you stupid TV!!!!
0': And they're off - Poland begins.
Before Kick Off: And now they show Polish president with this ridiculous scarf... Oh, he's so big supporter, damn right...
Before Kick Off: Polish crowds during the anthem!
Before Kick Off: Why can't we play in normal white-and-red? Someone would confuse us with Austrians in all red uniforms?
Before Kick Off: White uniforms? Are we England or what?
Before Kick Off: Again my commentary is going to be delayed by 2-3 minutes. I hope you don't mind as I don't care if you do :P
Before Kick Off:
Less than an hour...
Here is the most probable line-up: Boruc - Wasilewski, Bąk, Jop, Żewłakow - Smolarek, Dudka, Lewandowski, Krzynówek - Roger - Saganowski.
Before Kick Off:
12 hours before the match, I'm starting to feel nervous. After all, the co-host, Switzerland, has been already eliminated from the tournament and that would be really strange not to see at least one of the host countries at least in the quarterfinals.
So, are the walls going to help Austrians today? Hopefully not...
On Poles will not see Polish matches on EURO 2008?