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So they're about to play

I expect Poland will beat Ecuador, but Im not sure by how much

So they're about to play

I expect Poland will beat Ecuador, but Im not sure by how much

Agreed....

Aye, Poland should win it. They've got a stronger team. Probably with 2-3 goals I'd say.

YEs, when the Ecuadorians don't play 3km above sea level, they dont seem to be that good

One thousand virtual pounds on Poland 2 - 1!!

I'm going for a draw. 1-1

So they're about to play

I expect Poland will beat Ecuador, but Im not sure by how much

Now you've gotta keep this thread going throughout the entire match! :p

Poland will probably win but then again world cups do have their upsets

Poland had better win or else my bet's screwed.

Poland had better win or else my bet's screwed.
Best reason yet!

(I also predicted Poland for my pool, but that's jsut for fun)

Kickoff!

This one's a little slower-paced than the last.. looks more evenly matched though.

Ecuador!!!
ORGASAMS!

Poland 0 - 1 Ecuador at the moment!

Poland is probably going to need to take more solid shots if they're going to win this game... that's about the extent of my soccer knowledge.. :p

Ecuador got the early goal I predicted, and now there will be no more scoring until Polands short fast shot soon after halftime. Later Ecuador will score the winning goal.


Final Score - Ecuador: 2 Poland: 1

Ecuador have some nice strikers...they're really pushing the Polish defense. I predicted Ecuador to win 2-1, and I'm sticking with that.

Is Ecuador a good team? I mean, I know next to nothing about them.

Moderately good. They, like most South Americans, play football as children and love it (I should know, one of my old high school coaches used to be from Ecuador).

Two early yellows set the tone for what should be a physical match.

Is Ecuador a good team? I mean, I know next to nothing about them.

They qualified out of South America, they better be good.


The Gupta Dynasty: Yes!

The Pollacks will rally in the second half.. final score, Poland wins 6-2, my prediction.

6-2? Your kidding. Look at the possetion percentage; it's 50-50. Anyway, for my running commentary: Poland should have tied 1-1. They should have got a free kick and the Ecuadorian goalie justmade huge mistake. Oh, wrll.

The Pollacks will rally in the second half.. final score, Poland wins 6-2, my prediction.

No. Poland is playing really slowly, defense is poopy and their offence has only very, very breif moments of competence.

Final Score - Ecuador: 2 Poland: 1


Watch these few minutes after halftime, Poland is going to score their first and only goal of the game from in close! Later, at the end of this bit, Ecuador will get a nice long shot in for the win.

I knew Poland sucked but not by this much!
That push in the 18th was a shocker and that wall was the biggest i have ever seen.

Ok, so from the first half we can know that the Ecuador keeper can't catch and hates crosses and doesn't like corners.

Poland can't cope with set pieces and don't pick up De La Cruz when he roames forward.

Still, its 50-50, but Ecuador lead with 9 shots overall 5 on target to Polands 1 shot on target and 2 off.

That said Poland have had 5 corners to 2 so if they can test the goalie more then I think they'll get a chance again, but they need to make it count.

10 fouls to Ecuador and 4 to Poland with 1 yellow card each. Not a bad game, pretty even, but Ecuador are just edging it, Poland seem a little toothless and need to push another striker on up front IMHO.

Yeah, the polish have opened terribly. I think they'll win though, as long as their coach goes down hard on them.

Moderately good. They, like most South Americans, play football as children and love it (I should know, one of my old high school coaches used to be from Ecuador).

Two early yellows set the tone for what should be a physical match.

Well below average as a South American team.

They only qualified due to the altitude at Quito. Look at the distribution of points Home and away in qualifying.
Home 23 points
Away 5 points (3 of those being at La Paz - also at altitude)

Yes, they play football as kids and love it, but so do the Maltese.

The first and only Polish goal of the game soon coming to an Ecuadorian goal keeper near you!

Argggg!


That was onside! Come on...

The Poles are coming back though, I promise.

Ecuador: 2 Poland: 1

Well below average as a South American team.

They only qualified due to the altitude at Quito. Look at the distribution of points Home and away in qualifying.
Home 23 points
Away 5 points (3 of those being at La Paz - also at altitude)

Yes, they play football as kids and love it, but so do the Maltese.

Meh, South America rules as a football continent anyway. ;) But you're right.

Poland's opened a little better in the second half...they seem to be controlling the tempo a lot better, and are passing a good deal better two, though they need to improve their finishing skills if they are to win.

EDIT: As they just did. Nice shot.

Ecuador's defense is looking very tough right now. Kudos to them.

EDIT: Hurtado's down. This could be a big loss for Ecuador.

what's the score?

Ecuador 1 - Poland 0

Ach! Poland needs more speed!

I hate them....


prediction: Ecuador: 2 Poland: 1

GOOAAAL!!! GOAL!! On a great play, Ecuador go up 2-0.

w00t!

2-0!

Poland's going down! BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

I still need Poland to score once for my prediction to work!

I still need Poland to score once for my prediction to work!


Well, you've got two post strikes and one off the crossbar. You were close. ;)

Ecuador!:D
4 minutes to hold on.

Well, eh....

Damn.

I won anyway though!

IT'S OVER!!! Final Verdict: This is why we watch the game. Excitement, skill, and an element of the unexpected. Poland were obviously the more skilled team, but Ecuador came through with an early goal and played lockdown defense after that. Poland missed a few close chances in the final seconds, but that wouldn't have won the game for them. Ecuador played with heart and fire. My man-of-the-match award goes to the Ecuadorian Defense who played like I have never seen them before. Captain Ivan Hurtado lead by example. Overall, it was a well-played, well-reffed, game. Poland will go home disappointed, but Ecuador will know that they deserved what they got.

All true, Poland was defeated horribly

Poland played like ass. They looked really stiff.

Poland played like ass. They looked really stiff.

They began to loosen in the Second Half, but by then, it was too late.

They began to loosen in the Second Half, but by then, it was too late.

Well, the last 15 minutes or so of the second half anyway.

Well, the last 15 minutes or so of the second half anyway.

They had some great ball control throughout the second half, but on the whole you are right. However, I think that irrational outburst of shots near the end of the second half was due more to Ecuador's complacency, than to Poland's skill. Ecuador was more in the "yeah, we'll win anyway, let's relax" mentality, which left some openings in their previously unbroken defense.

They had some great ball control throughout the second half, but on the whole you are right. However, I think that irrational outburst of shots near the end of the second half was due more to Ecuador's complacency, than to Poland's skill. Ecuador was more in the "yeah, we'll win anyway, let's relax" mentality, which left some openings in their previously unbroken defense.

True, I think, at one point, I even saw all 11 Ecuadoran players packed into their own area. Yikes. Talk about collapsing the defense.

True, I think, at one point, I even saw all 11 Ecuadoran players packed into their own area. Yikes. Talk about collapsing the defense.
That happened

That happened

I thought so. They didn't hold the shot long enough for me to get a count. I saw it, though, and thought, "WTF? Do they really?!?" Then they cut away from the shot. In my nearly 30 years of playing and coaching football, I've never been with a team that's done that.

Poland played like ass. They looked really stiff.

They were nothing whatsoever like the Polish side that played in the qualifiers, nor even the side that beat Ecuador 3 - 0 in Barcelona last November.

But congrats to Ecuador, who now have to plan on how to beat Costa Rica to qualify for the last 16. (Where it is most likely that they would meet England).

I thought so. They didn't hold the shot long enough for me to get a count. I saw it, though, and thought, "WTF? Do they really?!?" Then they cut away from the shot. In my nearly 30 years of playing and coaching football, I've never been with a team that's done that.
I assume you're talking professional

some of the teams I've played in :rolleyes:

But it seemed to work

I thought so. They didn't hold the shot long enough for me to get a count. I saw it, though, and thought, "WTF? Do they really?!?" Then they cut away from the shot. In my nearly 30 years of playing and coaching football, I've never been with a team that's done that.

You weren't with Arsenal in the 80s then.

True, I think, at one point, I even saw all 11 Ecuadoran players packed into their own area. Yikes. Talk about collapsing the defense.

Yes, there was. I can swear so as well. But they were ahead, not expected to win, against a team definatly bettern than themselves. Can you blame them? BTW, I have played on teams that played all out defense...in 7th grade. :p

ecuador beat poland. I am extremely dissapointed.

Yes, there was. I can swear so as well. But they were ahead, not expected to win, against a team definatly bettern than themselves. Can you blame them? BTW, I have played on teams that played all out defense...in 7th grade. :p
in 8th for me

Fucking bastarding Poland.

Cost me my £20 stake and my £25 winnings.

Wankers.

Fucking bastarding Poland.

Cost me my £20 stake and my £25 winnings.

Wankers.
hah!

I've seen it before, just never done it.

hah!

£20 accumulator on Germany and Poland got be £25 free if it worked out.

Germany, I salute you.

Poland, I think I'll follow Hitler's lead and invade. Except without the killing Jews, and the Nazism. Or the army. So basically nothing like Hitler at all.

What a shit plan.

£20 accumulator on Germany and Poland got be £25 free if it worked out.

Germany, I salute you.

Poland, I think I'll follow Hitler's lead and invade. Except without the killing Jews, and the Nazism. Or the army. So basically nothing like Hitler at all.

What a shit plan.
Theres nothing stopping you from running across the border, yelling "chaaaaarge!!!"

Theres nothing stopping you from running across the border, yelling "chaaaaarge!!!"

I suppose that might work.

What good can men on horseback be...

Or have they upgraded their army since then?

Theres nothing stopping you from running across the border, yelling "chaaaaarge!!!"

Are you the insane guy from Arsenic and Old Lace? :p

I suppose that might work.

What good can men on horseback be...

Or have they upgraded their army since then?
I think the soviets might have left some stuff liying around, and knowing the soviets, they're prbly nukes

I think the soviets might have left some stuff liying around, and knowing the soviets, they're prbly nukes

Yeah, but going on the Pole's display today, they wouldn't know how to work the Nuclear Football to launch them..

Yeah, but going on the Pole's display today, they wouldn't know how to work the Nuclear Football to launch them..
Well, they have 40% youth un-employment, maybe soem of them got bored and figured it out

Well, they have 40% youth un-employment, maybe soem of them got bored and figured it out
Nah, they all just moved here.

Nah, they all just moved here.

We've got far too many of 'em here, too.

Nah, they all just moved here.
here being?

here being?

You know that bit that says "Location:"?

It's there for a reason :p

£20 accumulator on Germany and Poland got be £25 free if it worked out.

Germany, I salute you.

Poland, I think I'll follow Hitler's lead and invade. Except without the killing Jews, and the Nazism. Or the army. So basically nothing like Hitler at all.

What a shit plan.



As probably the only polish person around here I'd like to say we played like shit and deserved to be slaughtered. I am truly shocked we're practically out, but hell- we lost to a team that played amazingly well.
By the way, your shit plan is excellent. Bring it on.

:headbang:

You know that bit that says "Location:"?

It's there for a reason :p

I am sure there are too many poles in the broom closet in the UN building, but they are all empoyed as broom handles.

By the way, your shit plan is excellent. Bring it on.

Awesome, thanks. :)

I should take that as an invitation to invade...

I am sure there are too many poles in the broom closet in the UN building, but they are all empoyed as broom handles.
...that's Cluichstan :p

I am sure there are too many poles in the broom closet in the UN building, but they are all empoyed as broom handles.



i'm sure they are. No wonder we lack broom handles around here:headbang:

...that's Cluichstan :p

Hey, leave my sad UN office outta this! :p

Catfight!

Hey, leave my sad UN office outta this! :p
Never!

Never!

Don't make me get in a slapfight with you. :p

Don't make me get in a slapfight with you. :p

Oh, you would never win*...



















*is probably a lie.

i'm sure they are. No wonder we lack broom handles around here:headbang:

Sorry, no offence meant and I hope none taken. What happened to your team? They weren't even a shadow of the team that played England in the qualifiers.

*snip*

Bitch!

*slaps Nadkor*

Bitch!

*slaps Nadkor*

No hooliganism here please. Think of the children.

Bitch!

*slaps Nadkor*

Oh yeah!?!

*slaps Cluichstan back*

You shouldn't slap a girl :p

Oh yeah!?!

*slaps Cluichstan back*

You shouldn't slap a girl :p


Ooh! Again! Harder! HARDER!

Ooh! Again! Harder! HARDER!

*slaps harder*

*Dances*

Who's up for a bet that this was a one-off fluke by Ecuador and that Germany will win all three games and go first with a five-point margin?

*Dances*

Who's up for a bet that this was a one-off fluke by Ecuador and that Germany will win all three games and go first with a five-point margin?

Well as Ecuador had never beaten Poland, and Poland have never beaten Germany, then you can invent your own omens.

Ecuador were the better team last night. Ecuadors defensive game was well played and in my opinion deserved the win. Told ya the world cup was known for its upsets.