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  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Very unlucky.
  • Rossman92
    Rossman92 Posts: 3,650
    That's beyond Bollocks
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    They didn't deserve to go out like that
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    that was the most heroic and English way to exit a tournament, maybe ever
  • Beckboy
    Beckboy Posts: 1,682
    Don't believe that
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,521
    Desperate.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,763
    So neither scored pen was actually a pen and the deciding goal was a freak own goal that barely made it over the line itself.

    A pretty good summation of women's football??? ;-)
  • Rossman92
    Rossman92 Posts: 3,650
    Laura Bassett really could use a hug
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,521
    Callumcafc said:

    So neither scored pen was actually a pen and the deciding goal was a freak own goal that barely made it over the line itself.

    A pretty good summation of women's football??? ;-)

    Yet you bothered to stay up and watch it till nearly 2am? Sad.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    So harsh... they played well and deserved to go to the Final, didnt rate Japan in the slightest, sadly though only thing that matters in Football is the score and so we go and face our biggest rivals for 3rd place
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  • Rossman92
    Rossman92 Posts: 3,650
    edited July 2015
    Callumcafc said:

    So neither scored pen was actually a pen and the deciding goal was a freak own goal that barely made it over the line itself.

    A pretty good summation of women's football??? ;-)

    Considering the situation that just happened I'm trying not to laugh
  • LouisMend
    LouisMend Posts: 5,446
    Can't believe that. We were the better side for me and that freak own goal cost us.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,763
    It was a good match and I enjoyed watching it.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Charltonised
  • Rossman92
    Rossman92 Posts: 3,650
    I will say this, she's taking it better than Suarez took that loss to Palace two years ago
  • MountsfieldPark
    MountsfieldPark Posts: 2,074
    edited July 2015
    Exiled_Addick said:

    Refereeing has really let down the whole tournament. Had an amazing excellent view of the England one and it was a shocking dive, so much so I couldn't bring myself to cheer its award, but it seems like the players are taking things into their own hands to try and even up the terrible decisions.

    I thought the Japanese girl stepped on her heel.
  • Busterblitz
    Busterblitz Posts: 212
    That seemed like a very English way to get knocked out of a tournament. Great performance, the Japanese are the favourites and they looked weak up until that last ball in. Houghton was colossal, clattered into everything. Best CB performance I've seen in a long time.
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,733
    And still the pathetic comments appear.
    Grow up.

    I thought England was much the better side and Japan never looked like scoring from open play.
    Not surprised at the way and time we lost because we are England be it women or men.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    They should put that own goal on the next £5 note, doesn't get more quintessential
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    Proper gutted about that. Shittiest way to lose. Architects of our own downfall giving it away cheaply - been a problem all tournament.
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  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    edited July 2015
    Let’s be honest, England started the tournament looking like they were below the better teams. But they grew into the tournament and got knocked out as more than an equal to the world champions. It shows you that ultimately you can’t beat the footballing gods and it was they who beat the girls rather than a Japan side we made to look below ordinary. Foul for their penalty was outside the box, but to be fair to the officials you needed slow motion replays to see it. Our penalty would have been a foul anywhere else on the pitch so it was a penalty. Credit to officials for spotting it. Can’t blame Bassett for own goal – it wasn’t an error and there was probably only a ball sized gap the ball could have gone in to be a goal. The girls deserve a hero’s welcome on their return. People who can’t do anything other than criticise women’s football should say nothing if they can’t say anything positive and hopefully this will inspire more girls to take up he game so it won’t be too long before we bring home that world cup. Well done to the Lionesses!
  • Cordoban Addick
    Cordoban Addick Posts: 5,448
    I have really enjoyed watching England progress and improve game on game. Gutted by the way they went out but as others have said it is up there with the very best of England's heroic football failures. (I haven't got over Germany's flukey goal in the Semi-final in 1990 yet!). We were the better team and the women in the team should be proud of themselves.
  • Man_About_Town
    Man_About_Town Posts: 997
    Superb tournament for England. Good and brave football, bit like the old days with men's team
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836
    Just watched the match recorded from last night. Heroic performance from the girls and they deserved to win, in my opinion. Tragic way to go out.
  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 4,967
    Football can be a cruel mistress at times and I really feel for the girls as it was a tragic way to go out.

    Chin up girls, you done us all proud!
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    fell asleep with 10 mins to go. gutted.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    To paraphrase Val Doonican RIP those girls should Walk Tall.

    A magnificent effort.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,148
    As has been said - a classic England defeat whether men or women. I have now seen England play three major semi finals in my life time, on every occasion we have been the better team and on every occasion we have lost. I remember the one lucky result we had in a major tournament, against Spain in '96. Is it ever going to be our turn again?

    Anyway - well done the ladies, you did us proud!
  • Bryan_Kynsie
    Bryan_Kynsie Posts: 2,179
    Better team lost. Japan are hugely over-rated on that showing. Surely USA will stuff them in the final. Well done England, not the time for critical analysis and we were truly unlucky to lose that. Scott, Basset and Houghton were the three best players for me.

  • redman
    redman Posts: 5,285
    Didn't deserve to lose - and certainly not like that. Basset had a great tournament but that will haunt her for the rest of her life. Thoroughly enjoyed the tournament. Quality of football not always the greatest but great entertainment (certainly much better than mens U21's!).
    Be nice if it encourages more girls to take up football, but the trouble is with it being on so late not many young girls would have watched.

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