puhpine's Journal, 29 June 2014

Okay... does the bf mean boy friend or body fat? Kidding. I watched the game. Amazing.  

any questions? did you get why he got the penalty for example? 

The final minutes of the game. I saw Mexico trip Netherland. That player got expelled from the next match, which isn't going to happen. Then out of the blue saw the ref offer up the 2nd yellow which gave them the free kick. Why? 

ah, the free kick was for the first minor trip within the goal-lines... it was a summery of small offences that mexico did against holland that where not penalized before ... a referee can add them up in his head and give a minor offence a larger impact that way ... then that player from mexico was running around trying to pull the dutch player (huntelaar) out of his concentration, and the referee gave him a yellow card for that. The penalty was still for the first yellow card. *** In my modest opinion Mexico was lucky the second yellow card did not give a second penalty because technically the offence was also done within the lines, but he, we are content with one goal at a time (*lol*) 

trip a player within the big square in front of a goal: get free kick (with a wall of players before you) *** trip a player within the small square in front of a goal you get a penalty (just player against keeper) 

trip a player while hitting the ball with your foot doing that... play goes on... no card is given (*lol*) 

Thanks Maud.  

trip => get tripped (for all you knit pickers out there) 

although world championship might make you think different: soccer is not a contact-sport (*lol*) 

Just smiling. As a first time watcher. I just want to know when they go into a huddle and pat each other on the butt??? You've watched American football, haven't you??? They're always fanny slapping. You be the goalie in soccer and I'll be the fanny slapper in football.  

Only when you win and hit the showers afterwards (*lol*) there is some wet-towel butt slapping there (*lol*) 

Really smiling now.