and of cos, theres the small matter of the WC final last night. As everyone would have known by now, Italy beat France on penalties !!!! (yeah im Italia fan heh)
nothing much to say really. The French 1st penalty was A BLATANT DIVE. it's sad, so sad, that a WC final goal is given on a DIVE. that sucks man. (But I had a sneaky feeling that, given certain influences, italy would go on to win. Remember WC is also a dramatic show. Need I say more?) Pirlo was fantastic during the match, I really think he and Ze Roberto are the 2 best DMs in the game now, quite elegant to watch.
Anyways, what was a good 1st half, became dull and boring in the second, and during extra time, there were only 2 incidents that was worth mentioning. Both involved Zidane's head. The 1st, a header that destined to go in and double his tally, was well blocked by Buffon. and then of cos, THE INCIDENT of the WORLD CUP. Of all matches, it had to happen in the final. Of cos it had to. Nearly every game has had a penalty and a red card, so why shld the final, being the most important show of the most dramatic show on earth, be deprived of it. And what wa way to go out, Zidane. quite heartbreaking. Taunting is prevalent in almost every sport between rivals, and Materazzi really used it to his and Italy's advantage. But Zidane really lost it. (BTW he won the Golden Ball. The votes were casted before he got sent off. Personally, I don't think he deserved it, and FIFA may want to relook into their decision-making process)
Without their talismanic captain, France lost their belief, and later on their penalties as well. I'm quite surprised really, cos I was sure Italy would lose on penalties, with their terrible record. they scored 5 !! Get in !!
heh. All's good I guess. My nice Italia jacket's price just inflated haha.
Well, I also had $50 @ 2.65 for France to be runner-ups =)
And after 1 month of scrutinising singapore pools odds.... I finally broke even! (not bad la)
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