Saturday,
June 14, 2008
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This
comes on the heels of
This
permits
which could prevent both
Current
score: Dutch 6 pts,
Next
and Last Games in this Round on Tuesday the 17th
Win
gets 3 pts, Tie gets 1pt, Loss gets 0 pts.
Yes,
there are other possibilities if
Goal.com
June
13, 2008
But for Gigi Buffon's miraculous late save, they
would already have been out of the tournament, and tempers are beginning to
flare.
Italian Federation director Gigi Riva made no bones
about the fact that the Azzurri are angry
with the decisions.
The players were angry because they know they put in a great performance
and were penalised, said the Azzurri
legend.
Tonis goal on the stroke of half-time could have changed the game,
while thankfully Mutus penalty did not do us too
much damage.
It is a bad sign, though. The referee is there to do his duty and I really
hope he didnt make decisions based on likes and
dislikes, as that would be tragic for
I dont want to comment on individual incidents, but I will say the
referee was not up to the standard of this match.
< BR>Italy had similar complains after Ruud van
Nistelrooy's goal against them four days ago,
although that one was later confirmed as legitimate by Uefa.
Riva also insisted that the team must motivate themselves further over this.
We must not use this as an alibi, but rather as motivation. I am convinced
if we play like we did today, we can play a great game against
It would be better for us if France won tonight against Holland, he
concluded, well aware that Dutch qualification would see a weak side fielded
against Romania, who will qualify if they win on Tuesday irrespective of other
results.
The debate over the referee is expected to rage for a while, especially if
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