# Ongoing Euro '08 matches. Spoilers included **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 10, 2008, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387 "2008-06-10T00:47:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Man\_from\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Man\_from\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_from_Mars)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387/81 "2008-06-13T21:46:38Z")
[QUOTE=Isosleepy] French toast, anyone? [/QUOTE] “Dutch oven and the French are toast!” ---
**Author:** ![Laalune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/977dab/32.png) [@Laalune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laalune)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387/82 "2008-06-13T22:01:37Z")
[QUOTE=Usram] I hope the rest of it won’t be the same as it was at 0-0. [/QUOTE] I didn’t think it was that bad! Actually, I found it really exciting. It was full of action, mistakes (made by the players and by the refs), opportunities… I saw one of the most stupid injuries ever (the two Romanians knocking their heads when they jumped - one of them will actually be going under the knife). Did you see Romania-France? That was a snoozer. _Nothing_ happened! ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387/83 "2008-06-13T22:34:59Z")
Well, I was only talking about the first half. It did pick up afterwards. But what about the Dutch? Genius goals out of nowhere, they are great to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Laalune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/977dab/32.png) [@Laalune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laalune)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387/84 "2008-06-13T22:58:14Z")
Yeah, the Dutch were brilliant… I’m Romanian, so I hope for at least a draw with them next week, which might be enough to get us qualified, but after the way they played their first two matches I’m not really confident. So far we have kinda squeaked by (with help from the nice Norwegian people 😉 ). ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387/85 "2008-06-13T23:17:18Z")
[QUOTE=Usram] Well, I was only talking about the first half. It did pick up afterwards. But what about the Dutch? Genius goals out of nowhere, they are great to watch. [/QUOTE] The first half? You mean the half with the disallowed goal, the half-dozen chances by the Italians that missed, and the couple of efforts by the Romanians that were kept out by luck (not to mention two Romanians giving it their all and knocking one of them out of the tournament?)? You mean that half??? I bet you don’t think Luka Modric played well yesterday, either. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387/86 "2008-06-13T23:28:11Z")
It was a bit dull in the first half of the first half, come on. Modric? The Croatian player? Not sure what your point is. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387/87 "2008-06-14T04:12:06Z")
[QUOTE=Usram] It was a bit dull in the first half of the first half, come on. Modric? The Croatian player? Not sure what your point is. [/QUOTE] Luka Modric was adjudged the Man of the Match for Croatia. There were some who were criticizing his play. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387/88 "2008-06-14T09:28:27Z")
Flipping heck. And I thought the match against Italy was overwhelming. I’m speechless. I haven’t seen Holland play this good in years. :eek: Quarter Finals, here we come. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387/89 "2008-06-14T16:04:10Z")
And they’re off. Anyone watching with me? ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387/90 "2008-06-14T16:07:54Z")
It’s on in the background, but I gotta run in a minute. Anyways, this one seems like an no brainer, no need to watch it in full. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387/91 "2008-06-14T16:14:57Z")
Told ya. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387/92 "2008-06-14T16:18:38Z")
Yes, yes you did. 😛 Good god but I love Torres. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387/93 "2008-06-14T16:34:27Z")
Ruh-roh, so much for a no brainer. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387/94 "2008-06-14T16:38:46Z")
Dammit, Jim! ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387/95 "2008-06-14T17:12:36Z")
Spain are not impressive today. Perhaps Russia was really that bad the other day?? ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387/96 "2008-06-14T17:33:24Z")
Both sides seem a little flat, don’t they? Other than the little flurry a bit ago they seem to be playing for the draw. ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387/97 "2008-06-14T18:04:15Z")
Boosh. And Villa pulls it off in the end, after a rather dull second half. Yay! ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387/98 "2008-06-14T18:05:08Z")
Well, Sweden just got its just desserts. Neat goal at the end there for Spain. Now for the Russia v Greece snoozefest. ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387/99 "2008-06-14T18:09:40Z")
Quite an intriguing first half, but the second half was a whole pile of meh up to the goal. I’m glad Spain won anyway, watching Sweden is far too much like watching England. Now this Greece/Russia game, yeah it sounds boring on paper, but they both need to win remember. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387/100 "2008-06-14T19:22:32Z")
May I just say that the Russian team is super tasty? That is all. Carry on. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-euro-08-matches-spoilers-included/452387.md?page=6)