WC Qtrs - Uruguay vs Ghana (Fri 2:30 ET, ESPN)

[BB73]

From Johannesburg.

 

[jlb1705]

Ghana go up 1-0 on a goal in first half stoppage time.

It was a long speculative shot that caught the keeper flatfooted. It looked to me like he may have been screened a bit. The damn thing also bent a good 6 feet to the right without a bit of sidespin on it. I don't know what it is about this ball that causes it to fly twenty feet over the bar or go bonkers on anything kept below two feet high, but Ghana sure are liking it right now.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Jabulani is dancing tonight.

 

[CentralMOBuck]

Jabulani is dancing tonight.

If that ball doesn't bend back to the right, I think the goalies stops it. He had a wtf was that look on his face that's for sure.

 

[jlb1705]

Forlan - 55' to equalize. It came on a free kick about 22 yards out, on top of the left edge of the penalty box. Needless to say, Ghana are not liking the movement of the match ball quite as much now. Forlan has been deadly on set pieces from the start of this tournament.

 

[CentralMOBuck]

How Forlan kicks that cross into perfect position without knowing where Suarez is I have no clue.

 

[jlb1705]

Forlan finds Suarez... Almost. Tough angle on that one.

 

[jlb1705]

I like this ref.

 

[CentralMOBuck]

If either team can end this in OT there is about to be a large payout.

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

Love this pic on ESPN's front page:

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Holy shit. That's mayhem.

Oh my god. He missed. Unreal.

That red card may have saved Uruguay. A bit absurd. I almost prefer the hockey rule where something like that would be counted as a goal.

 

[Bucknut24]

oh.my.god

 

[CentralMOBuck]

Holy crap that goalie is thankful for that crossbar. What a finish, lets go to PK.

 

[bkochmc]

WOW.

 

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

Awesome-O blew it