Switzerland v Ecuador
Somehow Switzerland managed to beat Ecuador in the last few seconds of the game, and sealing a 2-1 scoreline. This was a surprise considering Ecuador seemed rather more comfortable for a long spell, but it was perhaps fitting after a perfectly good Swiss goal was ruled offside earlier in the second half. So, a draw was averted, and keeps going the absence of any draws so far. It was pleasing to that when the Swiss player was taken out by an Ecuadorian player, he got straight up and continued running towards the goal, and that the referee played advantage. The attempt to stop the attack failed, and the Swiss scored the winner with thirty seconds of the game remaining; justice, eh?
France v Honduras
Later on, France completely outplayed Honduras, and escaped without any severe injuries. This was a feat in itself, considering the outrageous brutality of the Hondurans, which lurked behind every single challenge. How all eleven positions on the pitch were filled until the end of the game is a mystery. Honduras deserve not to get anything out of the competition as they are imply so dirty. Meanwhile, France controlled the game so well, and Jonathan Pearce commentated in his usual good style for the BBC. Sadly Martin Keown was with him, and on more than one occasion chucked in the usual cliches, including a few references to what some or other player has in his locker. Aside from this aspect, though, he couldn't be as irritating as Clarke Carlisle, who pestered my ears during the Switzerland v Ecuador match.
Argentina v Bosnia & Herzegovina
Argentina were poor, in the late game, and at half-time I considered them lucky as fuck to be 1-0 up, benefiting from an own goal by Bosnia and Herzegovina. The mind-numbing uselessness of B&H when it came to attacking was a source of frustration, though obviously a whole lot less annoying than the fucking Argentinian claims on the Falkland Islands. I noticed when Messi skied a free kick that a banner claiming ownership was draped across a balcony, and so the banning of political statements is hardly being enforced.
Messi finally showed a bit of brilliance, during a ten-minute spell in the second half, to score a goal and put the Argies two up. Before the game ended, there was an opportunity for the Argie goalkeeper to display ineptitude, and he seized the opportunity (rather than the fucking ball) by letting a Bosnian striker tap it between his legs, and we all watched the ball cross the line in what appeared to be slow motion. This fluke-of-a-goal meant we had to endure a five-minute spell at the very end where there was a preposterous level of anticipation, but B&H could never have scored with such impotent and wasteful strikers.
As ever, post match "analysis" was dire in the extreme, and I am so fed up with being fed shit from so-called pundits who tell me what I've just seen, and add nothing to my life.
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