Planet Cricket Fifa World Cup 2010 -Day Two!!

[shantanu_rooney]

Chile v Italy @ Soccer City, Johannesburg

Chile 0 |
Italy 3 | Giuseppe Rossi 29, 42, Giampaolo Pazzini 69.
Ref: Steve Tanner
Att: 87,600

Defending champions Italy kicked off their World Cup campaign with an easy 3-0 win over South American opponents Chile. Giuseppe Rossi opened the scoring for the Azzurri in 29th minute when he was put through one on one with the keeper Claudio Bravo by Andrea Pirlo. The American born striker - Giuseppe Rossi made it two, just three minutes before half when he headed in a cross from Mauro Camoranesi. And in the 69th minute Giampaolo Pazzini wrapped up the game for the champions with an easy tap-in from 4 yards.

MoTM: Giuseppe Rossi



New Zealand v Serbia @ The Free State Stadium

New Zealand 1 | Chris Wood 44
Serbia 1 | Nikola Zigic 24
Att: 45,368
Ref: Jonathan Larranaga

World Cup underdogs New Zealand and Serbia shared the spoils at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein with an 1-1 draw. Valencia striker Nikola Zigic gave the Serbians the lead in 24th minute when he deflected a Dejan Stankovic shot from the edge of box past keeper Glen Moss. But just before half time, Chris Wood - the West Brom Albion player - equalised for the Kiwis as he took advantage of some poor marking by Aleksandar Lukovic to head in a corner past Vladimir Stojkovic. Milos Krasic who came as a substitute in the second half for the Serbians had a shot cleared on the line by Ryan Nelsen and was followed by a double save by keeper Glen Moss in dying minutes.

MoTM: Glen Moss

 

[hedger_14]

Hmm, New Zealand manage to get a draw there. Good keeping from Glem Moss then to keep Serbia to 1 goal. I still prefer Paston over Moss.

You spelt Johannesburg wrong as well. It's 2 n's and 1 s, not 2 s' and 1 n.

 

[treva]

Liked the look of my WPL presentation then Shan?

Comfortable win for Italy as you'd expect but a surprise result in the second game. Who knows, maybe we'll have an upset in that group.

 

[shantanu_rooney]

Liked the look of my WPL presentation then Shan?

Comfortable win for Italy as you'd expect but a surprise result in the second game. Who knows, maybe we'll have an upset in that group.

Yeah that was the best one...

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

Nice start for us happy with Rossis's performance

 

[naresh091]

Sorry for being a liability Shantanu.Having very less spare time these days.

Formation: (e.g 3-4-3)

GK:Ibrahim Kone

RB: Emmanuel Eboue
CB: Souleymane Bamba
LB: Kolo Toure

RWM: Didier Zokora
RCM: Yaya Toure
LCM: Kafoumba Coulibaly
LWM: Siaka Tiene

RF: Salomon Kalou
ST: Didier Drogba
LF: Aruna Dindane

Subs: Ibrahim Kone,Badra Ali Sangare,Guy Demel,Igor Lolo,Abdoulaye Meite,Emerse Fae,Emmanuel Kouamatien Kone,Gervais Yao Kouassi,Christian Koffi Ndri,

Tactics:-

Philosophy :Rigid
Starting Strategy: Defensive
Passing Style: Short
Creative Freedom : Expressive
Closing Down: Press
Tackling: Aggressive
Marking : Zonal
Crossing: Default
Roaming: Stick

Playmaker: Yaya Toure
Target Man: Didier Drogba
Target Man Supply: Feet

Roles:

Captain: Didier Drogba
Vice Captain: Kolo Toure

Penalties: Didier Drogba
Free-Kicks: Salomon Kalou
Corners: Didier Zokora
Throw Ins: Yaya Toure

 

[mattfb]

Ghana: Basic 4-4-2.

GK: Kingson

DR: Panstil
DC: Vorsah
DC: Mensah
DL: Sarpei

MR: Kingston
MC: Essien
MC: Boateng:
ML: Asamoah

ST: Amoah
ST: Gyan

Philosophy: Rigid
Starting Strategy: Standard
Passing Style: Short
Creative Freedom: Disciplined
Closing Down: Pressing
Tackling: Default
Marking: Man
Crossing: Float
Roaming: Stick

Playmaker: Essien
Target Man: Amoah
Target Man supply: Mixed

Captain: Essien
Vice Captain: Boateng

Penalties: Essien
Free Kicks: Kingston
Corners: Kingston

Can we do specific player instructions? If so;

Essien: Ball winning midfielder
Boateng: Advanced play maker
Gyan: Poacher

 

[shantanu_rooney]

Can I get the squads of the teams in bold.

13 Jun - England v Russia
13 Jun - Brazil v Turky
13 Jun - Algeria v Mexico
14 Jun - Portugal v Uruguay
14 Jun - Japan v South Africa
14 Jun - France v Germany

 

[shantanu_rooney]

Netherlands v Denmark @ Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth.

Netherlands 1 | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 90+2.
Denmark 1 | Simon Kjaer 40.
Ref: Michael Weiner.
Att: 47,592.

Netherlands earn a draw against battling Denmark after Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's injury goal cancel's out Simon Kjaer opener just before half time. Simon Kjaer gave Denmark the lead in the 40th minute when he headed home a corner from Martin Jorgensen. Daniel Agger was denied a goal when his header from another Martin Jorgensen was blocked by Dutch keeper Maarten Stekelenburg after it crossed the line, but the referee did not hive the goal. But just one minute of injury time to go Klaas-Jan Huntelaar punished some sloppy defending by Denmark.

MoTM: Simon Kjaer.



North Korea v Ivory Coast @ Ellis Park, Johannesburg.

North Korea 1 | Pak Tae-Yoon 39.
Ivory Coast 3 | Drogba 30, 79, Dindane 83.
Ref: Gao Qiang.
Att: 62,567.

Late goals from Didier Drogba and Aruna Dindane handed Ivory Coast a comfortable victory over North Korea in Johannesburg. Ivory Coast took the lead from a free-kick which was flicked on by Saloman Kalou leaving Drogba a simple tap-in. North Korea drew level when Pak Tae-Yoon pounced on a loose ball after a flap by goalkeeper Ibrahima Kone. But Ryang Myong-II's dithering on the ball allowed Aruna Dindane to play in Drogba, who tucked away Ivory Coast's second before Dindane turned scorer with a free header.

MoTM: Didier Drogba.



Ghana v Costa Rica @ Loftus, Pretoria.

Ghana 1 | Asamoah Gyan 21.
Costa Rica 0 |
Ref: Lee Mason.
Att: 49,589.

Ghana opened their World Cup campaign with a hard-fought Group B victory over Costa Rica in Pretoria. Stade Rennais FC striker Asamoah Gyan scored the only goal after 21 minutes, sliding the ball under Manrique Alfaro following a flick-on from Matthew Amoah. With Gyan always probing and Sulley Muntari running the show in midfield, the Africans were coasting at half-time. And despite a more upbeat display from Costa Rica after the break, Ghana were good value for their win.

MoTM: Sulley Muntari.

 

[treva]

Dispappointed with that result and it could've been even worse had it not been for our keeper or Huntelaar.

Just one thing Shan, surely the Ghana-Costa Rica game would be before Ivory Coast-Korea because we are in the same group as them. Just thought I'd mention it, though it's not that important.

 

[Abhas]

France

Formation: 4-1-2-1-2

GK: Hugo Lloris

DR: Bacary Sagna
DC: William Gallas
DC: Patrice Evra
DL: Eric Abidal

CDM: Patrick Vieira

RWM: Lassana Diarra
LWM: Samir Nasri

ACM: Mathieu Flamini

FC: Thierry Henry
FC: Nicolas Anelka

Subs: (12 allowed)
Steve Mandada
Julien Escude
Mikael Silvestre
S?bastien Squillaci
Jean-Alain Boumsong
Sidney Govou
Florent Malouda
Alou Diarra
J?r?my Toulalan
Yoann Gourcuff
Karim Benzema
Andr?-Pierre Gignac



Tactics:-

Philosophy - Balanced
Starting Strategy - Attacking
Passing Style - Short
Creative Freedom - Default
Closing Down - Press
Tackling - Default
Marking - Man
Crossing - Drill
Roaming - Roam

Playmaker: Mathieu Flamini
Target Man: Thierry Henry
Target Man Supply - Feet

Roles:

Captain: Thierry Henry
Vice Captain: Patrick Vieira

Penalties: Thierry Henry
Free-Kicks: Mathieu Flamini
Corners: Samir Nasri
Throw Ins: Eric Abidal

 

[shantanu_rooney]

Dispappointed with that result and it could've been even worse had it not been for our keeper or Huntelaar.

Just one thing Shan, surely the Ghana-Costa Rica game would be before Ivory Coast-Korea because we are in the same group as them. Just thought I'd mention it, though it's not that important.

Nah it didnt happen that way, Ghana v Costa Rica game kicked off in the evening after the Ivory Coast v North Korea.

 

[naresh091]

Yay a win to start with.Hope we keep the momentum with us.

 

[Manly]

Brasilia


Formation: (3-1-3-1-2)

GK: J?lio C?sar

DC: Dani Alves
DC: Luisao
DC: L?cio

DMC: Gilberto Silva

MR: Elano
MC: Kak?
ML: Felipe Melo

AMC: Ronaldinho

FC: Robinho
FC: Luis Fabiano

Subs: (12 allowed): - Doni, Maicon, Thiago Silva, Juan, Cris, Alex Costa, Lucas, Josu?, Julio Baptista, Kl?berson, Adriano, Gomes

Tactics:-

Philosophy (Very Rigid/Rigid/Balanced/Fluid/Very Fluid): FLUID
Starting Strategy (Contain/Defensive/Counter/Standard/Control/Attacking/Overload): ATTACKING
Passing Style (Short/Default/Direct): SHORT
Creative Freedom (Expressive/Default/Disciplined): EXPRESSIVE
Closing Down (Press/Default/Stand Off): PRESS
Tackling (Cautious/Default/Aggressive): CAUTIOUS
Marking (Zonal/Default/Man): MAN
Crossing (Float/Default/Drill): DRILL
Roaming (Stick/Default/Roam): DEFAULT

Playmaker: RONALDINHO
Target Man: ROBINHO
Target Man Supply (Feet/Head/Run Onto Ball): FEET

Roles:

Captain: LUCIO
Vice Captain: DANI ALVES

Penalties: ROBINHO
Free-Kicks: DANI ALVES
Corners: RONALDINHO
Throw Ins: ANY

 

[Aoun13]

Formation: (4-2-4)

GK: Oswaldo S?nchez

DF: Carlos Salcido
DF: Ricardo Osorio
DF: Rafael M?rquez (C)
DF: Jonny Magall?n

MF: Gerardo Torrado
MF: Andr?s Guardado

FW: Carlos Vela
FW: Omar Arellano
FW: Nery Castillo
FW: Omar Bravo

Subs: (12 allowed): - Francisco Javier Rodr?guez,Israel Castro,Jos? Antonio Castro,H?ctor Moreno,Pablo Barrera,Luis Ernesto P?rez,Enrique Esqueda,Miguel Sabah

Tactics:-

Philosophy (Very Rigid/Rigid/Balanced/Fluid/Very Fluid): Balanced
Starting Strategy (Contain/Defensive/Counter/Standard/Control/Attacking/Overload): Attacking
Passing Style (Short/Default/Direct): Short
Creative Freedom (Expressive/Default/Disciplined): Disciplined
Closing Down (Press/Default/Stand Off): Press
Tackling (Cautious/Default/Aggressive): Cautious
Marking (Zonal/Default/Man): Man
Crossing (Float/Default/Drill): Float
Roaming (Stick/Default/Roam): Stick

Playmaker: Gerardo Torrado
Target Man: Omar Bravo
Target Man Supply (Feet/Head/Run Onto Ball): Feet

Roles:

Captain: Rafael M?rquez
Vice Captain: Gerardo Torrado

Penalties: Rafael M?rquez
Free-Kicks: Andr?s Guardado
Corners: Rafael M?rquez
Throw Ins: Any