Match Thread: Island Games - August 13, 2020 - Forge v Cavalry

[dyslexic nam]

Some full-blooded challenges in this game so far...

[Kent]

My opinions on the hot topics.

I like the virtual stadium except when it hides the ball.

I like Wheeler, full stop.

This game probably shouldn’t still be 11 on 11.

[Cheeta]

Easy as you like

[grande]

DIVING HEADER! Awesome!

[toontownman]

Terrible defending again. 

[Gian-Luca]

Babouli paying instant dividends for Forge

[toontownman]

Cavs just look limp up front and out wide attacking. Haber simply isnt the answer. Especially without service. 

[Cheeta]

LOL

[maccaliam]

OH OH HENRY, OH OH OH HENRY

[grande]

Five minutes of added time seems like a lot to me?

[dyslexic nam]

Just now, grande said:

Five minutes of added time seems like a lot to me?

No way there was 5 minutes of stoppage.  

 

And a PK. 

[grande]

EAT SHIT, that was a terrible call. In what FUCKING WORLD is that a hand ball?

[Cheeta]

Harsh.  Where's the VAR?

[dyslexic nam]

Tough break.  Harsh penalty. 

[Cheeta]

Rotten luck.  Boooo!!!

[Shway]

1 minute ago, Cheeta said:

Harsh.  Where's the VAR?

Seems like they are equipped for it. Weird how they haven’t tried.

[narduch]

3 minutes ago, grande said:

Five minutes of added time seems like a lot to me?

Wasn't there a water break?

I was surprised the 1st half was only 2 minutes 

[grande]

Just now, narduch said:

Wasn't there a water break?

I was surprised the 1st half was only 2 minutes 

I completely forgot about the water break...

I've been a bigger rugby fan most of my life. In rugby, the clock stops for a water break, so that's my excuse

[toontownman]

Harsh but makes up for the harsh call that lost them the title last year. 

Good game in general. Teams naturally gassed. Good opener!

[Senorpopps]

For anyone that watched the game, how was the quality of play compared to last year? I missed the game unfortunately ... 

 

 

[toontownman]

9 minutes ago, Senorpopps said:

For anyone that watched the game, how was the quality of play compared to last year? I missed the game unfortunately ... 

 

 

Hard to judge. No one is match fit without preseason friendlies and normal regime. 

It was sloppy but also full blooded. I didnt think it was that much worse than last year but obviously the play should get better by the second round of this.

[narduch]

Lots of good comments on the broadcast. My 2 cents: they need to zoom in more when play is on the far side of the field.

Wheeler has his issues but is still better than Whileman.

[Big_M]

gotta look at it again to see if it was a penalty..if it wasnt, huge mistake right from day 1 ref looking bad taking 2 points and giving one..but forge still the team to beat..total domination in the second half..kept a good number of players and added strong players like tissot babouli sabak

[Cheeta]

All right.  Bit clumbsy at times to be sure, thought the goals were all gooders. 

Speaking of clumbsy, Henry with a solid save towards the end there.

HAND BALL?  My arse.  Hit him in the arm pit!  Just chop off his wings then.

[toontownman]

Think cavalry were gassed from the opening 20 mins. They always ran that risk running their arses off with the high press. They needed two or more goals during that time for it to pay off.