"Werner Pichler" <wpichler@sbox.tugraz.at> wrote in news:%wwee.12378$_9.1887@news.chello.at:
MH wrote:>> Victoria Barrett wrote:>>> On Thu, 05 May 2005 21:08:26 GMT, "Werner Pichler">>> <wpichler@sbox.tugraz.at> wrote:>>>
Two fantastic saves on either side so far in ET... Thrilling>>>> match. >>>
So much so, I'm starving, and have nothing to eat here, but I defer>>> going out to get something until it's over.>>>
Eek! Rui Jorge almost a backheel own goal.>>
3-1 Alkmaar ! YES !!!!>
FT 3-2>
Heartbreak in Alkmaar, to lose in the 122nd minute is of a special> cruelty. Tello headed in the corner, Sporting 'keeper Ricardo would> have been there as well.
What in the earth have the Dutch done against the Footballing Gods to deserve this??? Twice in a week they had teams playing the favourite of the tournament in the Semi-Final, thoroughly outplaying them just to go out on away goals. Oh, and having away goals in extra time is just not fair. BTW, I've almost never seen a match where more than a minute has been added in extra time...
Well, thanks to the Dutch teams for lighting up the European scene this year, where so many other matches in the finishing stages have been oh so boring. Congratulations to Sporting for making it to their first European Final (and on their home turf), and for the third year in a row a Portuguese team is in a European Final (this never happened before).
It will be interesting to see what CSKA can do, they're probably not as fatigued because their season started not long ago. At least good that they won that Semi, because I'd rather have two teams in the Final that plays their best players...
Too bad for me, I was already preparing an airy and casual post> regarding the fact that there has been one team that this season has> beaten both Liverpool and Alkmaar, that is one CL and one (quasi-)UEFA> Cup finalist, in regular European Cup action - the Austrian champion,> Grazer AK. Ah well, might as well mention it now.>
Ciao,> Werner
On a related note, WTF happened in that Austria-GAK match yesterday???
Will Grazer AK be handed the victory, or is the end of the match to be replayed?
-- Vidar Jortveit Bergen, Norway
- "We're jumping like clocks" Norwegian ski jumpers trying to explain the revolutionary training methods of Mika Kojonkoski in an Oberstdorf press conference
"Manuel" <mmfreitas@attbi.com> wrote in news:1115386128.236640.68750 @o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:
Vidar Jortveit wrote:>>
Congratulations to Sporting for making it to their first European>> Final (and on their home turf), and for the third year in a row a>> Portuguese team is in a European Final (this never happened before).>
Correction: Sporting has won a European Cup before, then known as the> Cup Winners Cup in 63/64. And as much as I hate to say it, a Portuguese> team has made it to a final of the Champion's Cup, not 3 but FIVE (5)> years in a row before. Benfica did it 59/60, 60/61, 61/62, and 62/63,> and then Sporting in the CWC in 63/64.>
- Manuel.
OK, this was embarrassing *blushes*
How could I forget that? *shaking head* I'm sure I had some valid historical point, but I guess my head went nuts because of the tension. Good luck anyway, as I said before on the condition that you let Benfica have the League title this year
-- Vidar Jortveit Bergen, Norway
- "We're jumping like clocks" Norwegian ski jumpers trying to explain the revolutionary training methods of Mika Kojonkoski in an Oberstdorf press conference
Vidar Jortveit wrote:> "Werner Pichler" <wpichler@sbox.tugraz.at> wrote in> news:%wwee.12378$_9.1887@news.chello.at:>
Too bad for me, I was already preparing an airy and casual post>> regarding the fact that there has been one team that this season has>> beaten both Liverpool and Alkmaar, that is one CL and one>> (quasi-)UEFA Cup finalist, in regular European Cup action - the>> Austrian champion, Grazer AK. Ah well, might as well mention it now.>>
On a related note, WTF happened in that Austria-GAK match yesterday???>
Will Grazer AK be handed the victory, or is the end of the match to be> replayed?
Peaceful pitch invasion by the Austria fans. Very silly, but better than throwing flares, I suppose. The 3-0 result for GAK has already been convalidated, the punishment for Austria will be decided on Monday.
After having gone out against Parma in the UEFA Cup quarterfinals, Austria really collapsed in the last couple of weeks and are all but out of the title race for the second season in a row - with all the millions spent, I suppose that was hard to swallow for some of their supporters. (What's even worse is that local rivals Rapid are now set to win the championship, and their team consists mostly of young home-grown players)
Congratulations to Sporting for making it to their first European> > Final (and on their home turf), and for the third year in a row a> > Portuguese team is in a European Final (this never happened before).>
Correction: Sporting has won a European Cup before, then known as the> Cup Winners Cup in 63/64. And as much as I hate to say it, a Portuguese> team has made it to a final of the Champion's Cup, not 3 but FIVE (5)> years in a row before. Benfica did it 59/60, 60/61, 61/62, and 62/63,> and then Sporting in the CWC in 63/64.
Chmpion's Cup final? 1960? Ever heard of Eintracht Frankfurt, Real Madrid and 9 goals in a game? ;)
Ciao, SM -- http://www.gourockviews.co.uk Christian Ziege: "Vom HSV lernen heißt Siegen lernen." R. Fowler: "Sure, I was an Evertonian, but I wasn't stupid: deep down [..] I always knew that Liverpool were the better side.
On Fri, 6 May 2005 17:43:39 +0100, hsv83@der-ball-ist-rund.net (Sven> Mischkies) wrote:>
Chmpion's Cup final? 1960? Ever heard of Eintracht Frankfurt, Real> >Madrid and 9 goals in a game? ;)>
Or 10 goals even ....
Somehow I had 2-7 in mind, dunno why.
Ciao, SM -- http://www.gourockviews.co.uk Christian Ziege: "Vom HSV lernen heißt Siegen lernen." R. Fowler: "Sure, I was an Evertonian, but I wasn't stupid: deep down [..] I always knew that Liverpool were the better side.
|> Correction: Sporting has won a European Cup before, then known as the |> Cup Winners Cup in 63/64. And as much as I hate to say it, a Portuguese |> team has made it to a final of the Champion's Cup, not 3 but FIVE (5) |> years in a row before. Benfica did it 59/60, 60/61, 61/62, and 62/63, |> and then Sporting in the CWC in 63/64.
I looked at rsssf.com and it is 60/61 to 62/63 for Benfica, 63/64 for Sporting, and then 64/65 for Benfica again.
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