Stand Up Socceroos...
Can I get a hell yeah? Hell yeah!!!
Josh Kennedy may resemble Jesus however the Australian football team performed one of the best impersonations of Lazarus the world stage has seen.
Australia’s fighting spirit was on show for the entire world to see as we staged a remarkable fight back to record a 3-1 victory over Japan after trailing 1-0 with only 15 minutes remaining. Was that a samba drum that just went quiet?
If we need to ignite football at grass roots level for Australia to blossom then this game was definitely the super seed.
Guus Hiddink’s influence cannot be doubted. This is a man who holds no fear. He is not afraid to throw caution to the wind or is he afraid to tackle a FIFA official out of the way so that he can view a replay of that dubious Japanese goal. Come on who did that FIFA worm think he was trying to out body Guus “I love FOUR ‘N TWENTY” Hiddink?
Hiddink surprised many by leaving Tim Cahill on the bench and starting Luke Wilkshire. Hindsight is a beautiful thing though and Hiddink now looks the genius as Cahill hit two goals in the final fifteen minutes when the heat had sapped the energy out of both teams.
Australia had dominated the match but were trailing by a goal after a dreadful refereeing blunder - with Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer clearly impeded by two Japanese players when trying to claim Shunsuke Nakamura's cross from the right wing.
It didn’t matter though. Hiddink sent on Cahill, Kennedy and John Aloisi and each substitute had a lasting effect on the opening Group F World Cup match. With Kennedy being the cat amongst the pigeons Cahill was able to find enough space to score two of the most satisfying goals this country has celebrated to. Aloisi, the penalty hero against Uruguay, displayed his love for the centre stage by knocking in the third to send Socceroo fans into ecstasy.
A bit of trivia for you. No other team has scored three goals in the last seven minutes in World Cup history. Pretty damn impressive.
Words will never do justice to the feelings felt by all Socceroo supporters as Cahill shot Australia into the lead. However Greg Horgan, the Soccer Squirrel World Cup correspondent, did have this to say after the match, “Un-fucking-believable”.
Australia now faces Brazil on Sunday and Cahill cannot wait. You can only love this man.
"It'll be 11 superstars against 11 ordinary Aussies," Cahill said.
Timmy you forgot to put in the extra. Come on Aussies!!!
Josh Kennedy may resemble Jesus however the Australian football team performed one of the best impersonations of Lazarus the world stage has seen.
Australia’s fighting spirit was on show for the entire world to see as we staged a remarkable fight back to record a 3-1 victory over Japan after trailing 1-0 with only 15 minutes remaining. Was that a samba drum that just went quiet?
If we need to ignite football at grass roots level for Australia to blossom then this game was definitely the super seed.
Guus Hiddink’s influence cannot be doubted. This is a man who holds no fear. He is not afraid to throw caution to the wind or is he afraid to tackle a FIFA official out of the way so that he can view a replay of that dubious Japanese goal. Come on who did that FIFA worm think he was trying to out body Guus “I love FOUR ‘N TWENTY” Hiddink?
Hiddink surprised many by leaving Tim Cahill on the bench and starting Luke Wilkshire. Hindsight is a beautiful thing though and Hiddink now looks the genius as Cahill hit two goals in the final fifteen minutes when the heat had sapped the energy out of both teams.
Australia had dominated the match but were trailing by a goal after a dreadful refereeing blunder - with Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer clearly impeded by two Japanese players when trying to claim Shunsuke Nakamura's cross from the right wing.
It didn’t matter though. Hiddink sent on Cahill, Kennedy and John Aloisi and each substitute had a lasting effect on the opening Group F World Cup match. With Kennedy being the cat amongst the pigeons Cahill was able to find enough space to score two of the most satisfying goals this country has celebrated to. Aloisi, the penalty hero against Uruguay, displayed his love for the centre stage by knocking in the third to send Socceroo fans into ecstasy.
A bit of trivia for you. No other team has scored three goals in the last seven minutes in World Cup history. Pretty damn impressive.
Words will never do justice to the feelings felt by all Socceroo supporters as Cahill shot Australia into the lead. However Greg Horgan, the Soccer Squirrel World Cup correspondent, did have this to say after the match, “Un-fucking-believable”.
Australia now faces Brazil on Sunday and Cahill cannot wait. You can only love this man.
"It'll be 11 superstars against 11 ordinary Aussies," Cahill said.
Timmy you forgot to put in the extra. Come on Aussies!!!
posted by Simon Ainsworth at 8:25 am
1 Comments:
Brilliant stuff Squiz, the highlights reel gave me Guusbumps, as did your post match summary..."un-fucking beleivable"!!!
GOTTA LOVE THE SOCCERSQUIRREL!!!
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