Ghana 1-1 Australia (Gp D) - 19th June, 3:00 p.m.

1-1 now.

Surprised there was no thread for this.

No one watching this then?

Currently 1-1.

Ghana scoring from a penalty after Kewell got sent off.

Haha..we both started the thread at the same time. Anyway...

Can't decide whether the Kewell handball was intentional or no. Seemed like a reflex action to me.

What channel? for UK?

What channel? for UK?

BBC 1.

Can't decide whether the Kewell handball was intentional or no. Seemed like a reflex action to me.

Pretty pissed off about that. Looked reflex to me, not anything like Scholes effort against Fulham last year.

Two red cards in two games to our two biggest attacking threats = Australia with no chance.

Only went out to take my lad on a driving lesson and come back to find Kewell has been sent off 

Pretty pissed off about that. Looked reflex to me, not anything like Scholes effort against Fulham last year.

Letter of the law says that if the hands stop the goal, it's a red and a penalty. Don't think reflex matters or not.

It was unlucky though, nothing Kewell could have done but he had to go.

Aussies HAVE to pull this out the fire.

I put Ghana to win..

Australia are coping though.

Letter of the law says that if the hands stop the goal, it's a red and a penalty. Don't think reflex matters or not.

It was unlucky though, nothing Kewell could have done but he had to go.

Yeah i know that's why i didn't rip into the referee too much

If we come out with a point from this without Kewell or Cahill it's a decent effort.

Still got enough about us that if we get a good ball into Kennedy i can see a goal. But that's a long shot.

Should have scored there.

Should have scored there.

Yep. And right there is our problem, just have no players who really know how to find the back of the net.

1.1 in my prediction league for this so heres hoping

Final score 1-1

Another draw.

Got me prediction right at least.

Ghana should have taken advantage of the one man they have more.

Highlights here

Ghana 1-1 Australia World Cup Highlights 19/6/2010
http://www.footnball.com/2010/06/ghana-0-1-australia-world-cup.html

and HD version here:
http://www.hd.footnball.com/2010/06/ghana-1-1-australia-world-cup-1962010.html

Group D has shaped up to be pretty interesting.

Bahaha couldnt even get 2 pages!

Kewell.

Was it or wasn't it?

F***ing gutted about that red card. There's a conspiracy I tell ya.

Oh well, Ghana to beat Germany and us to beat Serbia 5-0 should see us through 

F***ing gutted about that red card. There's a conspiracy I tell ya.

Oh well, Ghana to beat Germany and us to beat Serbia 5-0 should see us through  

At least he didn't go off injured Aussie.

At least he didn't go off injured Aussie.

True that. I heard he's out of club action for 6 months now with a sore shoulder. 

True that. I heard he's out of club action for 6 months now with a sore shoulder. 

That due to the weight of the chip?

Haha Gow!

In all honesty, an admirable performance from Australia. Hardly deserved the adulation all the pundits gave them but a good job to hang in.

the world cup always seems to bring about terrible injustices to my teams.

Australia had Italy on the rack 4 years ago in the round of 16 match.  Italy down to 10 men, and extra time looming.
An Italian dive, a refereeing mistake, a penalty, a goal and Australia unjustly put out in the 90th minute.

fast forward to 2010
Cahill receives an unjust red card for a tackle from behind. Another refereeing blunder leaving Australia to battle the power of germany with 10 men.

kewell sees a red card when a ball is hammered at him and hits his upper arm, which is not away from his body. Every match we see balls hammered at players in the box and the referee never takes action, unless a player extends his arm out in an unnatural manner towards the ball.
All of a sudden the rules change ?

Well thanks for F***ing nothing FIFA...............    Rant over

I have to add,  the 10 men of Australia did the Nation proud with the spirit they showed after kewell's sending of, f.
They competed hard and defied the odds against eleven players, 12 if you count the ref.

They almost pulled off the unlikely, and another spirited performance like that will mean they can come back with heads held high, whatever the outcome.

Barry, Lucas Neill hurled in two footed in the 92nd minute in the penalty area and didn't get the ball. What the F**k was he thinking? It was a penalty and if it wasn't given against Liverpool we'd all be looking back going 'That F***ing c*nt robbed us!'

Kewell handballed on the line. That is a red card, accidental or not. Cahill's wasn't, but this one was.

I seem unpatriotic by constantly giving the Socceroos crap but the victim card is played all too often. They got played off the park by Germany and Wilkshire/Kennedy should of won the game with the best chance of the match. If they don't qualify, it's their fault.