England v Denmark | Euro 2020 Semi Final

[St.Pauli support]

I think you can debate about the penalty until England reaches another final at a tournament.

There was contact. But surely not of a kind that made Sterling fall over like he did. And we have seen this many times this season.

The one thing I find peculiar is that the ref didn’t had a look on a tv screen. Or that the VAR asked for him to have a look as it could’ve gone either way.
It’s a pity games of such importance are decided by controversy because it was by all means a controversial penalty.

To my surprise a German ref explained on tv that UEFA pre EURO have given instruction, that in case of ANY contact for a possible penalty the onfield ref takes the decision and VAR cannot overrule!

That seems to be the reason a check and review didn't take place.
Yeah, why use technology? Makes no sense.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Now England can stop moaning about the hand of god and lampards non goal because that was a really bad decision but there you are

That’s a positive too in my book.
Just enjoy your moment.
Best of luck on Sunday.

 

[Bozo]

I wouldn’t be, if it was a foul, but it was never a foul. Look at his movement. Raheems leg doesn’t move or change dirrections, he manage to take half a step, before falling to the ground.
That split second where he realises, a slight insignificant touch.. and then he tumbles.

You know England have reached a final...?

 

[mexico1970]

This anti Sterling and anti England stuff is hilarious. Loved the game last night and a bit of flag waving and cheering with a group of other football fans put a big beaming smile on my face.

Can't wait for Sunday watching it with my Son and Grandsons, a few beers a home made curry and the telly on full blast.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

"Hate"ha ha.
Where have I said I hate anyone?
You people who like to use that word to shut down any debate or dissent are the weird ones.

Ok dislike, call it what you will. He's been our best manager for decades but you dont like him. Why get rid of him? And who would do better?

 

[eversince 76]

To my surprise a German ref explained on tv that UEFA pre EURO have given instruction, that in case of ANY contact for a possible penalty the onfield ref takes the decision and VAR cannot overrule!

That seems to be the reason a check and review didn't take place.
Yeah, why use technology? Makes no sense.

Didn’t know that. So from all these penalty checks by VAR during the Euros that makes us wait several minutes, none of them has anything to do with contact? Wow

 

[youngbob]

I feel like I'm going insane with the "Sterling dived" nonsense.

The Denmark #5, Maehle, you can see his right knee clip Sterling's right calf/ankle. At the same time, the Denmark #24, Jensen, barges his right hip into Sterling's left thigh/hip. The combined force of the contact sends Sterling to the ground.

People are acting like he threw himself over without so much as a whiff of a defender being near him.

 

[Frede Fup]

Fuck me let it go.

We just got through to a major championship final on the back of a decision that even professionals couldn’t find a significant reason to overrule.

Because it’s Sterling, it’s like no team ever won a match through a dubious or ‘either way’ decision.

I’m a danish city supporter, so the decision is a bit more painful to me, since I was on the receiving end :-)
I’m not giving Raheem stick, it’s the refs decision, that is hard to comprehend.

Anyways, as I wrote in the thread yesterday.
Congrats, England were the better side.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

You know England have reached a final...?

Hate and dislike are more important to some people I guess

 

[Phil1]

It's no coincidence that the posters who have spent the most time in the Sterling thread calling him shit are the same ones trying to claim it wasn't a penalty.

They've got it bad, bless.