🚀 go-pugleaf

On 2/27/2012 1:34 PM, Aardvark wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:37:03 -0600, G. Morgan wrote:
>
>> Aardvark wrote:
>>
>>> Liverpool just won the Carling Cup final, playing against Cardiff. the
>>> score was 1-1 at full time. Extra time of fifteen minutes each way was
>>> played, resulting in a 2-2 score line.
>>>
>>> It went to penalties. Cardiff scored twice, Liverpool scored three
>>> times.
>>>
>>> First bit of silverware LFC have won for something like 6 years.
>>>
>>> Everyone here has a wide smile.
>>
>> I didn't understand a fucking word you wrote!
>
> Well, most of you USAians just can't wrap your head around 'the beautiful
> game'. As a famous former Liverpool manager, Bill Shankley, said about
> the game, 'It's not a matter of life and death- it's more important than
> that'.
>
> :-)
>
> When two teams play in a cup final and the scores are equal after ninety
> minutes, they then play fifteen minutes each way. If, at the end of this
> further thirty minutes of play the scores are still level, then it goes
> to penalties.
>
> Each team may take turns at kicking the ball at the goal from the penalty
> spot for a total of five goes each. If, at the end of this penalty
> session the scores are *still* level, it goes to 'sudden death'.
>
> The teams take turns taking penalties and the first team to score wins
> the match, and thus the cup.
>
> Yesterday it became more tense right up to the final kick. The Cardiff
> goalie *had* to save the shot, the Liverpool player *had* to score, as
> both teams had previously scored two goals each during this stage.
>
> As I said- nail-biting stuff right to the end.
>
>
>
Well, I think anybody who enjoys a good game can relate to that.  I've 
watched hockey games before that were really interesting, and I had no 
earthly idea what was going on.

The only game I couldn't tolerate was cricket.  We went over to St. 
David's island when I was living in Bermuda to see a cricket match and 
honestly, it was the most boring thing I'd ever seen.