World Cup: R16: Spain vs. Russia, 7/1/2018

[Blender]

Finally a chance generated from that 20 minute build up play.

 

[Bakayoko Ono]

This was always going to be a terrible matchup.

 

[Eisen]

What a snoozefest.

I don’t think I’m watching a Spain game this WC again.

You might not be able to anyway

 

[Jussi]

Blasting crosses into the box where the two guys on your team are 5’6” and 5’9” seems like a bad strategy.

Ironically one cross found Silva earlier but his header went wide.

 

[The Moose]

Not sure why I’m watching this.

As George Constanza would say: "Because it's on TV".

 

[Firsov99]

Smolov is an idiot.

 

[Acallabeth]

For all his talent, Smolov is a trash player, Jesus. Not taking Chalov was such a mistake.

 

[Blender]

Can both of these teams go out?

 

[maclean]

jesus, spain gets a set piece and they still just want to play around with the ball

 

[Firsov99]

Russia looks dead tired.

 

[Tryamw]

4 minutes of stoppage time

 

[maclean]

21 goals scored 90th or later in this tournament so far, that's quite a stat

 

[Acallabeth]

21 goals scored 90th or later in this tournament so far, that's quite a stat

Longest average stoppage time ever, I think.

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

Longest average stoppage time ever, I think.

Makes sense with the pauses of checking in with var.

 

[Jussi]

Extra time.

 

[Blender]

Make this suffering stop.

 

[Tryamw]

Still level at the end of regulation.

 

[Tryamw]

Make this suffering stop.

Apparently we haven't been tortured enough this match continues for longer.

 

[The Moose]

Instead of extra time can we have this game decided by a vodka drinking contest? It would be immensely more fun.

 

[Firsov99]

Russia did all it could in its current state of soccer. Now Spain should finish off the tired Russian team.

 

[KrejciMVP]

Way to hang on there Russia!!!!

 

[Firsov99]

Instead of extra time can we have this game decided by a vodka drinking contest? It would be immensely more fun.

But unfair to the Spanish

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

Spain reminds me of Germany actually..tons of passing, not a huge amount of threat..

 

[NJDevs26]

Russia did all it could in its current state of soccer. Now Spain should finish off the tired Russian team.

Why finish them off when they can just keep backpassing their way into a shootout?

 

[The Moose]

But unfair to the Spanish

Nah, they will just pass the bottle from one to another, without taking a shot.