TV Time
I’ve never really been the kind of person to sit inside on a beautiful sunny day and watch TV (unless hockey is on) but this Saturday I almost didn’t want to leave my house. For fans of the non-conventional sports (not NBA, NHL, MLB) this weekend was amazing. The Bouldering World Cup in Sheffield, England was being streamed live, the REAL World Cup in South Africa was on, the Tour De France was starting, Wimbledon, PGA golf… it was almost too much to handle.
I woke up pretty early to watch the Bouldering World Cup qualifiers, then I turned on the World Cup to watch Germany vs Argentina (a dreadfully disappointing match) before dragging myself out climbing.
I have to say though, the match between Uruguay and Ghana was insane. I don’t really have a team that I am cheering for but I’d like to have seen Ghana get though for the African support. The final minutes in the game were so dramatic and intense I almost cried. After 90 minutes of regular time and 30 minutes of extra time Ghana was awarded a free kick from about 30 yards out as the final play of the game. The ball was crossed in superbly and directed on net, a defender blocked the ball with his legs and it shot back out only to be directed on goal again. At the goal line a defender couldn’t get to it with his head and put his hand on the ball so a penalty kick was awarded to Ghana with ZERO time left in the game. The penalty kick ended up hitting the crossbar and Ghana lost in the final penalty kicks. The sportsman in me thinks the handball on the goal line was one of the worst plays possible, the competitor in me loves it. Crazy.
Looking forward to the final few games of the World Cup and the Tour De France.
Posted on July 6th, 2010 by Mike Doyle
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