And if (when) they dive, I will yell long, and I will yell loud.

— Dan · 2056 days ago · #

The Guardian:

Peep! Peep! Peep! No sooner had the ball hit the back of the net than the referee blew the final whistle. What a sensational finish to the game. Lucas Neill looks gobsmacked – it was a soft enough penalty. Grosso was dribbling in from the left, Neill foolishly comitted himself to the tackle and the Italian committed himself to falling over in as extravagant a fashion as possible. The referee had no hesitation in pointing to the spot. Going so close only to be shafted by a last-minute Italian winner – you’ll get over it my Aussie friends. It’s all part of the big learning curve in international football.

And it’s really, really, really funny for the rest of us …

Ha. Ha. Ha. I'm laughing. Ho ho ho.

Nick said:

Single worst end to a game I will ever see in my life. Ever.

This is more agreeable.

— Dan · 2056 days ago · #

Yeah, great call ref:

I'd love to know which of these you think he's guilty of. Oh, wait, what about this: "Any simulating action anywhere on the field, which is intended to deceive the referee, must be sanctioned as unsporting behaviour."

— Dan · 2055 days ago · #

sad. like a kick in the guts to go down to a questionable penalty in the final moments. all I can think of is we have the Asian Cup to look forward to!

— nicky · 2055 days ago · #

Yeah, that's true. I think this cup has really ignited a passion for football in Aus that's been a long time coming and I really, really, hope that one stupid call doesn't defuse that.

On the bright side, this clip on youtube is hilarious.

— Dan · 2055 days ago · #

I think Lucas Neill was supposed to dig a shallow grave in the 5secs after he missed the ball to allow Grosso to keep running on a nice flat surface made of his head….

— Bill · 2054 days ago · #

Hah! Maybe you’re right. Poor Neill, he had a ripper of a tournament, only to become famous at the end, for all the wrong reasons.

— Dan · 2053 days ago · #