by Ty Davison | Jun 22, 2006 | Sports
While Italy took out the Czech Republic 2-0, the USA floundered badly in its game with Ghana. An uncharacteristic mistake by Claudio Reyna led to the first breakaway goal. The US evened it on a nice play by Beasley and good finish from Dempsey. Horrible call nets the...
by Ty Davison | Jun 21, 2006 | Sports
Despite ending in a 0-0 tie, the Argentina v. Netherlands game was a fairly good one. Netherlands came out playing their possession game, but all the dangerous chances went Argentina’s way. I didn’t blog the game. You can read a recap here. Argentina wins...
by Ty Davison | Jun 21, 2006 | Sports
Portugal comes out with high pressure and gets a nice goal in the first 10 minutes. Mexico commits a grievous and unnecessary handball in the box for a PK, giving Portugal a 2-0 lead. Mexico scores on a pretty header to cut the lead to 2-1. Mexico misses (badly) the...
by Ty Davison | Jun 20, 2006 | Sports
England finally ups their level of play and we get a good one against Sweden. Horrible to see Michael Owen carted off in the first couple minutes. Hope it’s not the torn ACL it looked like. First goal from England was a superb shot from outside the box. Simply...
by Ty Davison | Jun 20, 2006 | Sports
I’m watching the Ecuador v. Germany game which is what Univision is showing. The other game is essentially irrelevant as Germany and Ecuador are the teams going through to the next round. I’m not blogging much of either, however, as my back is not...
by Ty Davison | Jun 19, 2006 | Sports
Totally against the run of play Tunisia scores in the 8th minute. Good goal, huge shock. Will Spain implode as they always seem to on the World Cup stage? Along with France and Portugal, these guys are known underachievers, and unlike France, they can’t claim to...
