*** The late but Offical Match Thread: Holland v Mexico***

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Another sickener for the better team, same as Brazil game last night.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Initial incident at 91.18. Kick off at 94.18.

 

[Mowgli37]

Surprise surprise, Robben buys another penalty. Feel very sorry for Mexico.

 

[Questions]

Mexico brought that on themselves. Too negative after taking the lead. Reminded me of Brighton.

 

[Meade's Ball]

A monumental pah to it. You can get booted in the head and not get a penalty and dive repeatedly and at some point get one.

 

[TomandJerry]

Holland through

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Cheating wankers.

 

[1066familyman]

Another sickener for the better team, same as Brazil game last night.

Exactly this ^. I think Holland set up strange here, although to be fair they did start to get on top as the game wore on.

 

[Northstander]

91 mins and 1-1, defender sticks in his leg!

Who wouldn't attempt for the penalty...seriously?

I still think Holland will win it!

 

[Creaky]

I was obviously watching a match from a parallel universe!

 

[MuppetMaestro]

van Huntelaar?

 

[Mackenzie]

Worse than Zaha!

 

[Northstander]

If that was England and Sturridge in Robbens position he would have attempted to pass/shoot, miss passed and we would be out.

 

[Bladders]

van Huntelaar?

Apart from the pen he played like a Hillman Hunterlaar..

 

[smillie's garden]

Gutted for Mexico, gonna be some glum students at my work tomorrow.

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

Apart from the pen he played like a Hillman Hunterlaar..

My old Dad had one of them-----bit like a Sherman tank

 

[Spun Cuppa]

I found it comical when Robben broke into the box and jumped over a lunging defender, and the commentator said, 'He should of gone down there, as he would have got a penalty...' Do come on, he had an opportunity to get a shot off at the goal ffs! We all KNOW he only goes down when he is up a blind alley, or has lost control of the ball. The split second from the initial, usually minimal, contact, to the flailing arms and legs tumble, is when his noddle says, 'Go down...' Worked a treat again today

 

[Barrel of Fun]

The experts were saying that the defender gifted Robben to opportunity for contact.

What was he supposed to do? Let him run unchallenged. What about the next defender in line? Stand out the way and allow Robben a free reign of the box?

Not one person on the goggle box laid blame at Robben for engineering a penalty.