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claupastore
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wow mark, 6 posts in a row!
ForzaNerrazurri
Senior Squad
omfg what a game!!!!!!! just got home now!!!!!!!!!! Serbia scored and then Blasi got a red card 25 minutes into the game after getting his 2nd yellow. It was kind of a gift for the Azzurri because they had absolutely no mid-field play up until then. 2 or 3 Flares got thrown onto the field by some serbian idiots.
2nd half was intense. chances at both ends, and the serbian fans again ruin the play by running out on the field. one went at peruzzi and peruzzi gave him a head fake and made him drop his flag and run the opposite direction lol.
with about 10 min left Azzurri finally tied it up (I coulda sworn it was Di Michele) but I was so excited and going crazy my memory of the goal was kinda erased. The stadium went bezerk when italy scored it was great.
Carmine Coppola....what a guy, he came on in the 2nd half and gave 100%. Played a Gattuso style running everywhere.
I am really happy we scored with only 10 men, we played great football today. Lippi played a great formation with the 10 men and it worked.
The ref wore a Serbian shirt...I dont know where the hell they got him, but he was terrible.
oh yea: Serbian fans can go **** themselves.
I'll upload the pics once i get them.
2nd half was intense. chances at both ends, and the serbian fans again ruin the play by running out on the field. one went at peruzzi and peruzzi gave him a head fake and made him drop his flag and run the opposite direction lol.
with about 10 min left Azzurri finally tied it up (I coulda sworn it was Di Michele) but I was so excited and going crazy my memory of the goal was kinda erased. The stadium went bezerk when italy scored it was great.
Carmine Coppola....what a guy, he came on in the 2nd half and gave 100%. Played a Gattuso style running everywhere.
I am really happy we scored with only 10 men, we played great football today. Lippi played a great formation with the 10 men and it worked.
The ref wore a Serbian shirt...I dont know where the hell they got him, but he was terrible.
oh yea: Serbian fans can go **** themselves.
I'll upload the pics once i get them.
M
Mikey
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Just came back as well. Fully worth every penny I spent, a great day. I paid $50 for tickets and had excellent ones, but i was on the Serbia side.
Before i go into the game, i wanna say how disappointed I was from the Italian supporters making noise throughout the game. Maybe it was because I was at their end, but the Serbia section was far louder than the Italians. The Serbia section had huge flags and banners, and it was perfectly clear what it was. The Italian side was nothing, with sign that said 'Ciao Rende'. But than the Italians scored, and the place went nuts, far louder than when Serbia scored. The Serbia fans were collectively stupid. One absolute moron got kicked out of the game for throwing flares TEN MINUTES into it. I call him a moron, because if youre gonna do it, wait til the end of the game.
Was it just me, or did every time they cheered SER-BI-A, it sounded exactly like when they used to chant E-C-W at wrestling events?
FACT: whenever you organize an event where there will be mass population of Italian women showing up, your gonna see some of THE FINEST broads in the world. It never fails.
Whenever I saw a guy with a Palermo shirt (saw about 5) i thought it was 'Zauli'.
the Skydome has embarassing security. If you wanted to run on the field, you could, nobody was gonna stop you. They should fix this problem next time theres a game. It was actually funny when the first Serb ran on. Than it was stupid when the next one came on. And than I was just ashamed for Canada when the third guy ran on.
Why the hell did we have somebody sing the Italian national anthem with no music? It wouldve been 10X better if they just played the actual music and let the crowd sing it, as usual. I was actually disappointed with this. The halftime show sucked. The opera singer was pretty good, but very out of place at this type of event. I guess they wanted an Italian staple, but Super Mario and Chef Boyardee were booked. The second singer was pretty average, and nobody seemed to care about him, poor guy. Than some Serbian band played some drunken tune, and the serbs ate that sh*t up.
Now, for the actual game. Luca Toni was dreadful, and rightfully subbed at half. It was embarassing when Blasi was sent off after 30 min, and it was perfectly clear the ref wanted to act like a big shot, when the fouls were nothing too big. Coppola was probably Italys best player on the night. When Lucarelli and Di Michele were introduced, the game changed. Like ForzaNerazzurri, I have no recollection of Lucarellis goal, as I was going nuts as the Serbs around me looked on in disgust.
The Mikey stat nobody will care about except Mikey: the linesman on the day refs me regularly in my leagues
They said there was 22,000, i felt like at least 30,000. At the Porto-Liverpool game last year it had something like 40,000 and I dont remember it being so much more than this game. Maybe a lot of people snuck in.
Mark, believe me, you would of enjoyed this a lot. Maybe there werent the stars, but fanatics like us have heard of all them, and theyd put in more effort (they have more to play for) than the 'stars' would in a friendly.
Before i go into the game, i wanna say how disappointed I was from the Italian supporters making noise throughout the game. Maybe it was because I was at their end, but the Serbia section was far louder than the Italians. The Serbia section had huge flags and banners, and it was perfectly clear what it was. The Italian side was nothing, with sign that said 'Ciao Rende'. But than the Italians scored, and the place went nuts, far louder than when Serbia scored. The Serbia fans were collectively stupid. One absolute moron got kicked out of the game for throwing flares TEN MINUTES into it. I call him a moron, because if youre gonna do it, wait til the end of the game.
Was it just me, or did every time they cheered SER-BI-A, it sounded exactly like when they used to chant E-C-W at wrestling events?
FACT: whenever you organize an event where there will be mass population of Italian women showing up, your gonna see some of THE FINEST broads in the world. It never fails.
Whenever I saw a guy with a Palermo shirt (saw about 5) i thought it was 'Zauli'.
the Skydome has embarassing security. If you wanted to run on the field, you could, nobody was gonna stop you. They should fix this problem next time theres a game. It was actually funny when the first Serb ran on. Than it was stupid when the next one came on. And than I was just ashamed for Canada when the third guy ran on.
Why the hell did we have somebody sing the Italian national anthem with no music? It wouldve been 10X better if they just played the actual music and let the crowd sing it, as usual. I was actually disappointed with this. The halftime show sucked. The opera singer was pretty good, but very out of place at this type of event. I guess they wanted an Italian staple, but Super Mario and Chef Boyardee were booked. The second singer was pretty average, and nobody seemed to care about him, poor guy. Than some Serbian band played some drunken tune, and the serbs ate that sh*t up.
Now, for the actual game. Luca Toni was dreadful, and rightfully subbed at half. It was embarassing when Blasi was sent off after 30 min, and it was perfectly clear the ref wanted to act like a big shot, when the fouls were nothing too big. Coppola was probably Italys best player on the night. When Lucarelli and Di Michele were introduced, the game changed. Like ForzaNerazzurri, I have no recollection of Lucarellis goal, as I was going nuts as the Serbs around me looked on in disgust.
The Mikey stat nobody will care about except Mikey: the linesman on the day refs me regularly in my leagues
They said there was 22,000, i felt like at least 30,000. At the Porto-Liverpool game last year it had something like 40,000 and I dont remember it being so much more than this game. Maybe a lot of people snuck in.
Mark, believe me, you would of enjoyed this a lot. Maybe there werent the stars, but fanatics like us have heard of all them, and theyd put in more effort (they have more to play for) than the 'stars' would in a friendly.
ForzaNerrazurri
Senior Squad
what was up without having a board for the 4th official to announce the subs? i felt so embarrassed having one of the players relay who had to be subbed off to the rest of the team. that was pretty lame. and those paramedics. they just walked casually with their stretcher to the player when he was injured. literally took like a minute to get there. where's the golf cart lol, or at least run to the guy
claupastore
Fan Favourite
Mikey said:
well duh
in the venezuela -uruguay game, i was surrounded by 20 uruguayans and i could have sworn that they were louder than the other 25000 venezuelan fans in the stadium.
wow,what a game!!!!!
so it wasnt the WC or Euros, or even a qualifying match, or even the A-team, but hey, the atmosphere alone made my night, the chants, the fights(just 1 broke out, and i think it was serb vs serb, im not to sure), the flares even, it was just amazing to see.
my seats were right above the tunnel so i saw every player enter, exit, and so on. mixing italians, soccer, and beer gives a new meaning to life, just hilarious. every 5 minutes this one guy, around 60 year old would get up, yell "OK, MODA ITALIA, LET'S GO!!!" and the fans would start an "I-TAL-IA!!!" chant. then when the one serbian player was faking an injury another drunk italian stood up, and started yelling "give him some pork and a loaf of bread, he'll be fine, smoke some pork he'll feel better". then when italy scored and everyone went nuts, just an amazing feeling seeing it happen. then the guy (pork yeller) ran to where i was sitting and started throwing ice cubes on the field, he spilled half his beer on me, lol.and the 60 year old guy took off his shirt and ran down the stairs yelling "forza italia!!!". another chant was started but didn't last long: "Serbia, Seriba, Va f'an culo!".
mikey's comment about the women was true, but there was a fair share of ugly ones there, lol. the ref was terrible, but really who cares, he was an italo-canadian so he probably went harder on the italians so he wouldn't be accused by the serbians.
hats off to the group of serbians who were up and cheering the whole game, they had chants, flags, kits, everything, just yelling, lighting flares(near the end of the game), it was really a great sight. the guys who ran out killed italy's momentum but was still funny. the first guy was practically mauled with police brutality, one security guard dove at his face, the other at his back and i think one even kicked him, lol. that guy got arrested and while being escorted out the italian fans threw bottles at him. then another serbian fan ran onto the field(see mikeys post about peruzzi head faking to jump him). and finally, the 3rd one, this guy went unnoticed for awhile, he ran around for a bit, then high-fived a sebian player on the bench, and jumped back into the crowd, he woulda gotten away but there was security guards in the crowd that caught him.
all in all, a great experience and i'll definately go back if given a chance. coppola looked like gattuso but with better ball control, could be useful in the future, and blasi should never put the azzurri shirt on again. who gets a red card in a friendly? let alone 25 mins into it? ridiculous.
ps. the one guy (pork yeller, ice cube thrower) was brought back to his seat by a rogers centre employee, then he had a sign that said "event rate, $15.00 tax. incld." and he just started waving that around for the rest of the game, lol.
so it wasnt the WC or Euros, or even a qualifying match, or even the A-team, but hey, the atmosphere alone made my night, the chants, the fights(just 1 broke out, and i think it was serb vs serb, im not to sure), the flares even, it was just amazing to see.
my seats were right above the tunnel so i saw every player enter, exit, and so on. mixing italians, soccer, and beer gives a new meaning to life, just hilarious. every 5 minutes this one guy, around 60 year old would get up, yell "OK, MODA ITALIA, LET'S GO!!!" and the fans would start an "I-TAL-IA!!!" chant. then when the one serbian player was faking an injury another drunk italian stood up, and started yelling "give him some pork and a loaf of bread, he'll be fine, smoke some pork he'll feel better". then when italy scored and everyone went nuts, just an amazing feeling seeing it happen. then the guy (pork yeller) ran to where i was sitting and started throwing ice cubes on the field, he spilled half his beer on me, lol.and the 60 year old guy took off his shirt and ran down the stairs yelling "forza italia!!!". another chant was started but didn't last long: "Serbia, Seriba, Va f'an culo!".
mikey's comment about the women was true, but there was a fair share of ugly ones there, lol. the ref was terrible, but really who cares, he was an italo-canadian so he probably went harder on the italians so he wouldn't be accused by the serbians.
hats off to the group of serbians who were up and cheering the whole game, they had chants, flags, kits, everything, just yelling, lighting flares(near the end of the game), it was really a great sight. the guys who ran out killed italy's momentum but was still funny. the first guy was practically mauled with police brutality, one security guard dove at his face, the other at his back and i think one even kicked him, lol. that guy got arrested and while being escorted out the italian fans threw bottles at him. then another serbian fan ran onto the field(see mikeys post about peruzzi head faking to jump him). and finally, the 3rd one, this guy went unnoticed for awhile, he ran around for a bit, then high-fived a sebian player on the bench, and jumped back into the crowd, he woulda gotten away but there was security guards in the crowd that caught him.
all in all, a great experience and i'll definately go back if given a chance. coppola looked like gattuso but with better ball control, could be useful in the future, and blasi should never put the azzurri shirt on again. who gets a red card in a friendly? let alone 25 mins into it? ridiculous.
ps. the one guy (pork yeller, ice cube thrower) was brought back to his seat by a rogers centre employee, then he had a sign that said "event rate, $15.00 tax. incld." and he just started waving that around for the rest of the game, lol.
M
Mikey
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santino, i agree Blasi should make fewer reckless tackles, but those werent red card worthy at all
all the stronzo who didnt go to game because there were no 'stars'. fack, just buy a $50 ticket if its a problem (like I did). I know people that spend $150 on pants. And if youre any type of calcio fan, and you havent heard of any of the of players that were called up, than be quiet. I bet a lot of the people that didnt go because there wasnt any 'stars' are the same people that think Del Piero is one of Italys best and most important players. How often does world class players play in Toronto, let alone North America. I maybe excuse mark, as Montreal is far away, but in his shoes I wouldve still made the trip. And I will if the CW only comes to Montreal.
I make all these complaints because the 22,000 attendence could damage the possibility of any future games being held in Toronto.
all the stronzo who didnt go to game because there were no 'stars'. fack, just buy a $50 ticket if its a problem (like I did). I know people that spend $150 on pants. And if youre any type of calcio fan, and you havent heard of any of the of players that were called up, than be quiet. I bet a lot of the people that didnt go because there wasnt any 'stars' are the same people that think Del Piero is one of Italys best and most important players. How often does world class players play in Toronto, let alone North America. I maybe excuse mark, as Montreal is far away, but in his shoes I wouldve still made the trip. And I will if the CW only comes to Montreal.
I make all these complaints because the 22,000 attendence could damage the possibility of any future games being held in Toronto.
ForzaNerrazurri
Senior Squad
couple pics from fifa.com. lucarelli running to my side of the field towards the bench once he scored will be etched in my mind forever
Game today was exciting, though I think a fight broke out during the game and Italy blew some many damn chances, could have scored 3 EASY goals, but they were playing like a bunch of babies and then had a penalty shot and the keeper blocked that. I hope none of them making it on the WC squad, all they kept doing was chipping the ball down field and letting Ecuador get it back, and they were passing the ball around, not kicking it down field...actually taking their time to set up while Italy just wanted to kick the ball as far as they could.
Other then that, I enjoyed it but man...so disappointing that they can't even score 3 easy goals that I could have myself.
Other then that, I enjoyed it but man...so disappointing that they can't even score 3 easy goals that I could have myself.
ForzaNerrazurri
Senior Squad
so what was the score
anyway, that squad's midfield is almost invisible. In the game in Toronto, they did Carlos all until Blasi was sent off, and then they started to work together better, but before that, they would do the same and just lob balls to toni. I hope we don't see many more experimental squads from lippi. its time to start solidifying a team
anyway, that squad's midfield is almost invisible. In the game in Toronto, they did Carlos all until Blasi was sent off, and then they started to work together better, but before that, they would do the same and just lob balls to toni. I hope we don't see many more experimental squads from lippi. its time to start solidifying a team