DJT Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 All matches can be watched live at ctvolympics.ca. Matchday 1 - July 25 Group E Great Britain 1-0 New Zealand Cameroon 0-5 Brazil [Marta 2 goals] Group F Sweden 4-1 South Africa [schelin 2 goals; South Africa's goal scored from edge of centre circle] Group G United States 4-2 France [Morgan 2 goals; France led 2-0 within 15 minutes] Colombia 0-2 North Korea [Kim Song-Hui 2 goals] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 Colombia 0-2 North Korea [Kim Song-Hui 2 goals]The start of this match was delayed for about an hour when the South Korean flag was mistakenly used for North Korea on the big screen at Hampden Park and the North Korean players left the field in protest! http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/soccer/story/2012/07/25/sp-olympics-north-korea-flag.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 South Africa is appalling. Herdman better be loading up and looking for goal differential in that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 Matchday 2 - July 28 Group E New Zealand 0-1 Brazil = Brazil advance to quarterfinals Great Britain 3-0 Cameroon = Great Britain, Japan and Sweden advance to quarterfinals Group F Japan 0-0 Sweden Group G United States 3-0 Colombia = United States advance to quarterfinals France 5-0 North Korea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlfan Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 North Korea are taking a beating 5-0 on 89 minutes, they have to play the US next. This helps Canada as they, Korea are at minus 3 while Canada is at plus 2 GD. Canada is best third place team after today's results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 Wow, the France vs. North Korea result suprised me. I was half-watching the first half and it seemed fairly even (though highlights showed that France had the best chances) until France scored in the last minute. Then I left the computer for most of the second half and just as I came back near the end of the game France scored their fifth. Anyway, things are a bit clearer now. Third-place table: Canada 3pts +2gd North Korea 3pts -3gd New Zealand 0pts -2gd So we will definitely advance with a draw against Sweden, and should advance even with a small loss. In these cases we would most likely play Brazil (or Great Britain if they beat Brazil in their final group game) in the quarterfinals. We should avoid the United States in the quarterfinals because they should beat North Korea and New Zealand should beat Cameroon, giving New Zealand the other third-place spot, and the knockout draw is set so that the third-place team from New Zealand's group must play the first-place team from the USA's group. If we beat Sweden then we would most likely play Great Britain (or Brazil if they are beat by Great Britain in their final group game). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Japan 0-0 South Africa; quietly the upset of the tournament. Wow. Between that and Sweden, as well as their goals against Canada coming off either dazzling individualism (the backheel) or blatant gaffes, one wonders if Japan's just taking it easy before the games start to count or if they really are down on firepower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 When your best player and World Cup MVP is on the bench all game, and one of your players let's it slip in a post-game interview the team was playing to stay in Cardiff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 When your best player and World Cup MVP is on the bench all game, and one of your players let's it slip in a post-game interview the team was playing to stay in Cardiff... Yeah, I saw that after the fact. Less of an upset now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 The Japanese coach even admitted their play-to-draw strategy. Earlier today Kara Lang tweeted "Beijing'08 coach wanted us to play for draw with Sweden- thinkin match up v USA was preferable." She also tweeted her opinion: "Play to win. ALWAYS." Meanwhile, four women's doubles badminton teams (including the first and third seeds) played to lose (for a 'better' draw in the knockout round) and were disqualified today. (Off topic: those disqualifications allowed Canada's team to advance, and in the first knockout round they defeated another one of the teams that had advanced due to the disqualifications, so they are now one win away from a medal!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 First Quarterfinal result: Sweden 1-2 France SWE Fischer 18' FRA Georges 29' FRA Renard 39' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpfan68 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 I would say Canada was wise to avoid France in the quarters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpfan68 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 The US must really like how the group matches played out. NZ then either Canada or GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlfan Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 USA 1 NZ 0 on 71' New Zealand getting chances on crosses but no one in front to finish. USA looks very ordinary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlfan Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Fkn traitor scores USA 2 NZ 0 87 ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Shaman Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Fkn traitor scores USA 2 NZ 0 87 ' Yeah, that is irritating. Hopefully she will be a non factor in the next game should we be playing the USA in the semi final. Having her put the nail in the coffin against our team would be hard to take. In other news, Japan goes up by a goal at the 26' and are holding the lead at 37'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Shaman Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Japan gets another at 72'. Holding 2-0 lead at 81'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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