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Italy v Japan Open Thread

by Randinho|  June 19, 20136:00 pm| 15 Comments

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  1. 1.

    Paula

    June 19, 2013 at 6:22 pm

    Ohhhh, snap. I tuned into ESPN just as the penalty brouhaha was starting.

    By the abs of Brian McBride, I will never cheer for Italy.

  2. 2.

    dedc79

    June 19, 2013 at 6:32 pm

    Is there even a question?

  3. 3.

    Paula

    June 19, 2013 at 6:34 pm

    @dedc79:

    2-nil lead Japan.

    I’d say yes.

  4. 4.

    Thlayli

    June 19, 2013 at 6:34 pm

    Nice finish. 2-0 Japan.

  5. 5.

    piratedan

    June 19, 2013 at 6:42 pm

    @Thlayli: i expect the Azzurri to be felled by snipers in the stands each time an opponent reaches within two feet now

  6. 6.

    beer time somewhere

    June 19, 2013 at 6:46 pm

    /delurk/

    Fuck Italy and flopper/diver/whiner Balotelli

    /lurk/

  7. 7.

    Paula

    June 19, 2013 at 7:07 pm

    Well, that was a nice 45 min, at least. ITA are level.

  8. 8.

    Paula

    June 19, 2013 at 7:08 pm

    OMG WTF

  9. 9.

    bill d

    June 19, 2013 at 7:27 pm

    3-3 now due to a cool header by Japan. Just turned this on, can’t believe the score.

  10. 10.

    Haydnseek

    June 19, 2013 at 7:35 pm

    This is ridiculous. Have you seen these absurd calls? FIFA = Fine If Fucking Asia. i guess Sepp Blatter’s bribes were insufficient.

  11. 11.

    Thlayli

    June 19, 2013 at 7:36 pm

    Six goals: one good shot (Kagawa), two penalties, two set-pieces, and one OG.

  12. 12.

    Paula

    June 19, 2013 at 7:48 pm

    I CAN’T EVEN.

  13. 13.

    Lloyd Webber

    June 19, 2013 at 8:20 pm

    Best Game I’ve seen in a long time. Honda and Kagawa were class. Italy were supremely lucky. Japan as Dark Horse for WC2014

  14. 14.

    Randinho

    June 19, 2013 at 9:23 pm

    I hope you all noticed Bob Lee’s comment at the start of the halftime discussion: this is not your father’s Japanese team. Sound familiar?

  15. 15.

    burnspbesq

    June 20, 2013 at 12:13 am

    One of Japan or Belgium will make the semis next year.

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