Re: [nas] South Korea-Italy [R]

["MrMoore" <mrmoore01@prodigy.net>]

IT WAS NOT A DIVE.
They got hosed. Say they deserve it somehow, fine....
but they did get the shaft.


 I am currently waiting ONE Korea match in which an opposing player DOES
NOT get sent off and a penalty is not given them........

   Jeff

ps:  may not believe me, but I was kind of rooting for Korea as well.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Wright" <johnbhoy10@yahoo.com>
To: "Jay Hipps" <jhipps@wordsandgraphics.com>; <nas@americakicks.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 1:33 PM
Subject: RE: [nas] South Korea-Italy [R]


> Jay,
> 
> I have to disagree with you on the dive by Totti.  He
> needed to be booked for that.  These players need to
> see that they will get punished for diving.  The
> alternative would have been a penalty for the Italians
> had the referee "bought" it.  I'm so glad he booked
> him for it.  
> 
> I was also pleased to see him go off with a second
> bookable offense.  Clearly the referee was not
> influenced by the fact that Totti already had a yellow
> card.  He didn't care if it influenced the game or the
> outcome or that it iwas in extra time.  I wish all
> refs would continue to punish these actions that bring
> down the integrity of the game.  I mean, Totti wasn't
> even touched was he?  Hopefully players will get the
> message...
> 
> I do agree, however, that the offside call was missed.
> 
> I am so happy the Azzuri got sent home as well.
> 
> John
> 
> --- Jay Hipps <jhipps@wordsandgraphics.com> wrote:
> > Italy got hosed on a couple calls. The second yellow
> > to Totti for 
> > diving was marginal at best; there was also an
> > offside call in the 
> > 110th minute or so that shouldn't have been made and
> > would have 
> > created a 1v1 with the keeper.
> > 
> > That said, the soccer gods are certainly punishing
> > Italy lately for 
> > unleashing the catenaccio on the world.  Couldn't
> > happen to a nicer 
> > bunch of fellas...
> > 
> > Jay
> > 
> > At 1:34 PM -0400 6/18/02, mrmoore01@prodigy.net
> > wrote:
> > >Truly a crazy WC!!!!
> > >
> > >  Italy losing a lead?
> > >
> > >  What is becoming a great accomplishment...and
> > who'd have 'thunk' it....
> > >The US is still the only side to take a point from
> > Korea!!!!!!!
> > >
> > >   Before the tournament started who'd have thought
> > that would be a straw
> > >in our hat????
> > >
> > >   Jeff
> > >
> > >Original Message:
> > >-----------------
> > >From: Eric Wang erw90@hotmail.com
> > >Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 23:59:14 +0900
> > >To: nas@americakicks.com
> > >Subject: [nas] South Korea-Italy [R]
> > >
> > >
> > >South Korea 2-1 Italy.
> > >As I type this, I am munching on leftover Korean
> > junk food brought
> > >back by my triumphant colleagues.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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