Euro 2012 | Day 7 (Thursday 14th June)

[freelance_cricketer]

Andrewssss !!!

Something for Ireland.

[Geordie Ahmed]

Dunne gets a head to it BUT goes well wide

[freelance_cricketer]

McGeady messed it up

[freelance_cricketer]

Irish defense is very weak

[Amjid Javed]

spain are running the ireland defence ragged for fun.

[freelance_cricketer]

Corner to Spain.

Slicing through Irish defense.

[freelance_cricketer]

Iniesta, such a class act.

[Geordie Ahmed]

Spanish second goal can't be too far away

[Geordie Ahmed]

Pique heads wide from a corner, should have done better

[freelance_cricketer]

It'd be funny if at all Irish strike a goal here and level it Spain should have been ahead by 2,3 goals.

[freelance_cricketer]

LMAO Ref what the????

[freelance_cricketer]

Yellow card for Rob Keane

[freelance_cricketer]

Whelan being the villain. Deserved yellow card

[Geordie Ahmed]

Half Time: Spain 1-0 Ireland

[Geordie Ahmed]

Good shot by Iniesta to end the half, tipped over by Given

[freelance_cricketer]

Just ahead by a solitary goal, don't think Spain'd be too pleased.

[TAK]

keane and viera sat next to each other

very cosy


i remember gerry armstrong, northern ireland putting spain to the sword 1 or 2 world cups ago

[Geordie Ahmed]

Spain lead 2-0, Silva with the goal

[freelance_cricketer]

What a save !!!!!!!!!!

[Geordie Ahmed]

Nearly 3-0 BUT a good save from Given

[Geordie Ahmed]

That was a quality save, love Given (though he has been a bit average in the tournament)

[Geordie Ahmed]

Javi Martinez comes on for Alonso

[Geordie Ahmed]

GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Torres with his 2nd and Spain lead 3-0

[freelance_cricketer]

Torres !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Geordie Ahmed]

Torres through on goal and he shows Ronaldo that is how you finish when 1 on 1 with the keeper

[freelance_cricketer]

Dishing out humble pies for critics

[Geordie Ahmed]

Torres going off for Cesc Fabregas, he receives a standing ovation, well deserved

[Geordie Ahmed]

Keane has a left footed shot well saved by Casillas

[Geordie Ahmed]

Mackem McClean comes on for Duff

[Geordie Ahmed]

Santi Cazorla coming on for Iniesta

[Geordie Ahmed]

GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fabregas

[freelance_cricketer]

Oh dear

[Geordie Ahmed]

Brilliant goal by Fabregas, corner into the box and he beats a defender then blasts the ball past Given into the far corner

[freelance_cricketer]

What a goal, from that angle. Amazing. Well done Fabregas

[Chicharito14Hernandez]

[freelance_cricketer]

Irish fans look dejected

[Geordie Ahmed]

Full Time: Spain 4-0 Ireland

[freelance_cricketer]

Great night for Spain.

[freelance_cricketer]

Most dominating performance of Euro 2012

[Amir]

All too familiar for Given. Must feel like he is back at Newcastle.

[Geordie Ahmed]

Originally Posted by freelance_cricketer Most dominating performance of Euro 2012

Yep, ridiculously one sided

According to BBC the stats are as following;

Possession: Spain 78% - 22% Ireland
Shots: Spain 27 - 5 Ireland
Shots on target: Spain 22 - 4 Ireland

[Geordie Ahmed]

Originally Posted by Amir All too familiar for Given. Must feel like he is back at NewcastleAston Villa.

fixed

[Theo_14]

Originally Posted by Amir All too familiar for Given. Must feel like he is back at Newcastle.

The rivalry between you and GA will never end, nice trolling though.

Glad Torres scored a brace for Spain today, needed that kind of performance to boost his confidence, hopefully he'll start the next game. Thought Arbeloa had a good game too - looked lively out there, he read the game well defensively and tactically looked tidy too.

Feel for the Irish but let's not forget, one heck' of a achievement of qualifying for the Euros, atleast they made it. Their fans are brilliant too.

[Geordie Ahmed]

859 - Spain set a new record for most passes in a match at the Euros (previous most was 778)

[Shaheerthe2nd]

Feel bad for the Irish, but hopefully this stirs them a bit!

I wanna see an upset against Italy!

[Mohsin]

Actually feel bad for the Irish, but meh...England (obviously) still there!

Tell you what, i would love to see Italy and Croatia sneak through

[iHammad]

What a thrashing the Irish have got.

[Amir]

The rivalry between you and GA will never end, nice trolling though.

Geordie knows I say it in jest. Over the past two years, I have shown I am a more optimistic Newcastle supporter than Geord

[Amjid Javed]

Felt sorry for ireland last night, i wouldnt even call the game men against boys!

Ireland players must be knackered after chasing the ball so much!

Spain were impressive.

[James]

No need for English people to feel sorry for the Irish. The Irish wouldn't extend you the same favour. Enjoy their failures, because they don't like you. This is a serious point.

I have a bloodline from both countries so I know how the relationship works. I want to see the Ireland team do well just as I want to see the England team do well, but Ireland have been simply atrocious in this tournament and there should be an internal inquiry into why.

[Geordie Ahmed]

Originally Posted by James No need for English people to feel sorry for the Irish. The Irish wouldn't extend you the same favour. Enjoy their failures, because they don't like you. This is a serious point. I have a bloodline from both countries so I know how the relationship works. I want to see the Ireland team do well just as I want to see the England team do well, but Ireland have been simply atrocious in this tournament and there should be an internal inquiry into why.

Isn't it obvious? They have crap players

I mean seriously Glenn Whelan and Keith Andrews against Xavi, Alonso and Busquets

[James]

Notice how the manager and Roy Keane have been so hypercritical - this level of awfulness was not expected.

Look at the Irish team's performance in the qualifiers for the last two tournaments. They're a better team than they have shown here. I know people enjoyed the Torres and Fabregas goals yesterday, but the Irish defending for them was utterly shocking.

[Geordie Ahmed]

Roy Keane is always critical

Although one player would not have made a huge difference I do think they missed James McCarthy and also it would have helped if Stephen Ireland was not a nutjob as a midfield pairing of McCarthy and Ireland is not so bad

[Amir]

Yeah, looking at the Irish team....I am kind of perplexed as to how they made it to the Euros!