greece through to the next round

[Kosta Utd]

so you are saying all the sbs panel are unanimously wrong? after watching the replay?

like I said I didn't see it the first replay over, but if you get a chance to see it again watch the defenders knee (not his feet) and you will see the light...

tbh, if Samaras did fall over his feet and got the penalty and scored I still would be loving it with no regrets, but in this case it was a clear penalty and I will stand by that

Dear God man don't shoot your credibility in the foot by using them as a reference source, you were doing fine before then

lol

either way, right or wrong (but I am right) im as happy as a pig in shit

[The Kop]

Greece played very well, had the better of the chances and 3x woodwork.
Deserved victory, might be a chance against Costa Rica.

Was a pen, as if i'll say otherwise, player comes in from behind (no jokes) when Samaras is winding up to shoot. Makes contact disrupts his action and trips on his own feet. The view from behind is the conclusive one.

[God is an Englishman]

Clear as day but hard to spot.

[sephiroth]

shoot >>>>>>>>>>>> trip yourself over >>>>>>>>>> penalty >>>>>>>>>>>> goal!

[LFTWNG11]

Hopefully Greece knock of Costa Rica. Greece showed a lot more heart than England or Italy, that is for sure.

[PDog]

Hopefully Greece knock of Costa Rica. Greece showed a lot more heart than England or Italy, that is for sure.

which wasn't hard to be fair

[ontheblackburner]

http://www.gfycat.com/ParallelHelpfulBongo

Clear contact that impedes shooting action. (Watch samaras' left leg hit the players outstretched leg in the knee region)

Soft - yes but also a pen.

Ref got it spot on.

[Kosta Utd]

Clear as day but hard to spot.

good to see you can still have a laugh after such a dismal showing at the world cup

[travis bickle]

[quote="Kosta Utd"][quote="PDog"]ivory coast would be spewing... pretty dramatic[/quote]

why? Greece did hit the crossbar 3 times, more chances and outplayed them

clear penalty on Samaras

Greeks deserved winners by a country mile on this match[/quote]
CLEAR penalty, blind in one eye, cant see out the other.. He kicked the ground..

[Kosta Utd]

travis malakia?

[The Kop]

ivory coast would be spewing... pretty dramatic

why? Greece did hit the crossbar 3 times, more chances and outplayed them

clear penalty on Samaras

Greeks deserved winners by a country mile on this match

CLEAR penalty, blind in one eye, cant see out the other.. He kicked the ground..

Why did he kick the ground?
Was there some kind of stray foot nowhere near the ball while he was swinging his leg about to shoot??


Hint:
1. The proof might be in that link above
2. The proof is in the link above

[Paleon Patros Germanos]

It was a penalty.

[Paleon Patros Germanos]

Oh dear Costa - dive, clear as day.

What kind of day are we talking about? An overcast English day or a hot Australian summer's day?

[Paleon Patros Germanos]

i've watched it a million times.

Liar

[Wraith]

Haha who gives a flying fuck what anyone thinks.

ΕΛΛΑΔΑ is through to the Round of 16.

[Bomber]

It was a penalty.

....and thats what the ref gave and that's all that counts end of day

[Kosta Utd]

Oh dear Costa - dive, clear as day.

What kind of day are we talking about? An overcast English day or a hot Australian summer's day?

the type of day where England bow out in the first round, while the Greeks progress to the knockouts

[Kosta Utd]

It was a penalty.

....and thats what the ref gave and that's all that counts end of day

what really counts is Samaras converting the referees correct decision

[PDog]

It was a penalty.

....and thats what the ref gave and that's all that counts end of day

what really counts is Samaras converting the referees correct decision

take the correct part out of that, and i agree. the ref makes his decision, samaras converted - end of story.

still doesnt mean i agree with the call, but yeah, it is what it is.

[Soccer-Mad]

Great HELLAS win.
Was a penalty. The africans knee knocked Samaras's ankle and he went over.
Difficult to see but the ref had a good game. Nice take by Samaras as well. Lots of pressure.
Better side won.
So no one thought Greece would finish higher than England, Italy, Spain, Croatia, Australia, Japan etc....
ole ole for the Greeks.

[Con M]

The key thing here is what did the ref see from his angle in real-time, not in slow-motion?

I think Kostaki United is right - that Samaras got clipped as he was about to pull the trigger, hence his unco mis-kick.

Gotta admire the gritty determination of the whole team after nearly everyone wrote them off, even when they battled bravely with only 10 men for nearly an hour against Japan.

And hitting the woodwork THREE times, no less.

ps, and wot 'bout this Karagounis character - 37 years young, 10 years on from the miracle of Euro 2014, and he's still going strong!

[Kosta Utd]

....and thats what the ref gave and that's all that counts end of day

what really counts is Samaras converting the referees correct decision

take the correct part out of that, and i agree. the ref makes his decision, samaras converted - end of story.

still doesnt mean i agree with the call, but yeah, it is what it is.

[Juventino]

At first I thought surely the ref had got it wrong, but it's a penalty. The defender puts his leg in the way to impede Samaras' shot.

[Kosta Utd]

[wizard]

I need a bandwagon to join.

Anyone have a Hellas shirt I can borrow?

[God is an Englishman]

Just watched it again and he dives, he kicks the ground and then throws himself in the air.

[God is an Englishman]

"It looks to me there like samaras has gone down under his own steam"

[Nice One Cyril]

Glad I'm not in Adelaide at the moment, with Australia, England, Croatia and Italy all going out and the bloody Greeks going through Never hear the last of it at work.

Whatever decisions they got or didn't get, I thought they deserved to beat Ivory Coast tbf.

[Rookie]

lay off the acid, no way know that was a penalty but hey good luck in the next round

[Juventino]

Samaras goes to shoot, the defender blocks his downswing by putting his leg in the way (nowhere near the ball), causing Samaras to stumble. He hasn't just randomly clipped his own leg, the reason is because of the defender.