PUTOS: "Não só Irão como foram."

Portugal v Irão

Bomba Inteligente vs New York Times, depois do salto



(imagem: fifaworldcup.com)

NYT (Rob Mackey): Kick-off!

Bomba Inteligente (Carla Hilário): 1": a relva parece que prende. A relva ainda ganha isto.

1st minute Figo gets in the box on the right after 20 odd seconds, cuts it back for Deco and he does less well than his namesake, the lead singer of The Committments, might’ve.

3": Quem?

3 Portugal are in their port-colored strip, Iran in all Shiite, I mean white.

5": olha o disparate daquela bola completamente ao lado...

6 A long series of passes by Portugal get the ball up to Pauleta with his back to goal in the middle, but he’s tackled right away. Nothing there. But Portugal have all of the ball right now.

6": vou comer um geladinho e já venho.

8 Figo brings the ball up the left, and gets it to Nuno Valente who wins a corner on the left. Nothing comes out it, unless you count a long off-target shot.

17": quem é que fez o passe longo para o guarda-redes português?

18 Long, long ball from Nosrati picks out Portugal’s keeper Ricardo rather than any Iranian.

18": booooooooooring...

20 Yelllow card to Nekounam for taking down Figo near the middle of the pitch.

19": é muito bem feita!

24 Mahdavikia swings it in and its just punched away by Ricardo. Several white shirts were close to heading it in. Hashemian was nearly there.

24": zzzZZzzzZZzzz...

30 There’s Ronaldo complaining to the official on the side after he runs off the edge right in front of him. He’s on a yellow from the last match, better watch that temper.

30": ia sendo golo do Irão! Ah, mas estava fora de jogo. A propósito...

31 A shot off the bar from Teymourian, but he was off-side.

34": vai, Cristiano!

35 Ronaldo!! A great shot just into the side netting on the right.

35": o Irão está muito fechado, diz o comentador. A culpa é daquele Presidente.

37 Figo is off briefly after taking some studs in the face. I’m not sure from whom, but then Figo might not know either.

42": ah, o árbitro é francês... (ler como se fizesse alguma diferença)

45 Pauleta is booked - Yellow card. What for? Looked like nothing to me.

Minuto de compensação: "isto não é falta nem em França", diz o comentador da SIC.

45+3 That’s it for the half - and the Portuguese fans are not pleased. Boos and whistles as they walk off for a little break from not scoring.

Intervalo: buuuuuuuuuuu das bancadas.

46": Bom-ba-ball! Bom-ba-ball! Bom-ba-ball!

46 We’re off again.

49": se empatamos é uma vergonha. Vai!

51 Iran more threatening now. Not to their neighbors, mind you, but to Portugal’s secret World Cup hopes.

52": a dança de Ronaldo... mas que dança é essa?

54 Ronaldo’s back heel flip does not please Shep Messing on ESPN. I’m not picking any fights, but the idea that a flashy play that does not lead to a goal is just showing off is not really fair. This is part of how Portugal’s attackers work. When it does lead to a goal critics will change their tune.

57": os próprios iranianos boicotam os seus próprios ataques, o que para nós é óptimo. Um descanso.

57 Mehdi Mahdavikia pops up from nowhere, like his namesake, and gets in front of goal. Then he decides to pass it to the Portuguese keeper instead of shoot for some strange reason.

58": quem?

59 Deco is down. The ref couldn’t care less and play goes on.

Ainda 60": Costinha podia ter sido mais discreto.

63 GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLL LLLAAAZZZZZZZOOOOOOO!!!!!!

62": grande goooooooooooooooooooooooolooooooo!

75 It’s mostly Portugal now with the ball.

77": ia sendo uma vergonha de todo o tamanho.

78 Iran break and Zandi puts in a great cross for Hashemian who powers a header at goal, but straight at the keeper Ricardo. That was their best chance of the day.

Ainda 77": penálti a favor de Portugal! O comentador diz que o futebol tem destas coisas... duh!

79 GOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAZZZZO!!!

80": vale a pena ver o resto do jogo ou vou comer outro geladinho?

85 Ronaldo with a beautiful piece of skill.

Ainda 88": cinco minutos de compensação não é uma barbaridade?

90+4 The ref. must be enjoying this more than the Iranians, because he won’t blow the whistle.

Bombaball rests: parabéns, Portugal!

That was much better from Portugal.

trovoada (Porto, 13.06.06)

A Terceira Noite

A Terceira Noite: "E viajava. Viajava nem que fosse até um porto ou uma estação de comboios próximos. Aí chegado, deixava-se ficar na previsão das infinitas viagens, imerso nessa poesia «da partida» que demarcava a presença no mundo."

Welcome to Elsinore

Welcome to Elsinore: "Recebi hoje um mail da Sandra Costa, que terá entrado em muitas caixas de correio. Contava a história, comovente, de um homem que deixou a sua vida à beira de um passeio, dentro de uma mochila. Eu que, por acaso, nem ando com uma sorte por aí além, respirei fundo e pensei: 'Bolas, este ainda é pior do que eu'. Segui o link e fui dar ao blogue do Nelson d'Aires (o homem acima referido). Afinal, entre uma coisa e outra, tinham-lhe devolvido a vida. Intacta, como a deixou à beira do passeio.
Ainda há finais felizes."

jacarandás

She Bangs the Drums

She Bangs the Drums: "Os lugares
Só não me adapto ao lugar de onde vim."

dias felizes

dias felizes: "Já tinha saudades da chuva e de uma trovoada de verão. Uma trovoada a sério, com trombas de água e relâmpagos, é melhor que fogo de artifício, é uma festa."

Estrela Cansada

Estrela Cansada: "Encélado
As plumas vulcânicas de Encélado continuam a lançar material gelado para a órbita de Saturno. No pólo sul do satélite nota-se bem a injecção de partículas."

Tatarana

Tatarana: "Burro velho não aprende línguas
É muito complicado modernizar um país cujos cidadãos, quando se põem a conversar sobre o choque tecnológico, utilizam expressões como “está-se a pôr a carroça à frente dos bois”."

Complexidade e Contradição

Complexidade e Contradição: "Em breve, neste blogue, para os mais cépticos: uma foto minha em cima de um camelo."

World Cup ’06 NYT: "No time, due to setting up new iMac for the expected pre-game aside on the post-colonial history, but suffice to say Portugal colonized Angola long ago and was at the center of the slave trade, in which historians say 3-4 million Angolans were taken to the New World in chains, mainly to Brazil, the Dominican Republic and Cuba. Fill in the blanks yourself on what this means to the Angolans."

Unknown Column: "As usual, Portugal looked just good enough to make you believe they just might beat anyone on a given day, but just bad enough to convince you that, ultimately, they won't do shit."

El Cachorrito Ladrando: "Portugal wasn't much better. Though the midfield found it easy to get by the Angolan defenders - who would usually give up trying once the Portuguese got by them - and they could connect passes in the central third, the attack zone just didn't have it today. Otherwise the score could have easily been 3-0, or even 4-0. Indeed, it should have been 2-0 at the end of five minutes. Instead, it was 1-0 at the end of ninety."

Mark Byron: "The BBC piece has Angolans looking to get 500 years of colonial payback."

World Cup ’06 NYT: "4min - Angola keep the Portuguese at bay for a bit, giving me a chance to check, and yes, both keepers are in fact called Ricardo. The grave misfortune of the colonized Angolans making things easier on match-trackers today."

mister anchovy: "Driving back from a little trout stream tonight, I knew Portugal must have defeated Angola in World Cup play, because there were plenty of characters out honking horns and waving flags and wearing flags - in the hood tonight. The World Cup party is a big thing in these parts....."

being korean: "however, early scores often have a funny effect on the game, and this one was no different. portugal continued dominating possession, but the angolans battled resolutely. portugal had a chance or two slip through their fingers--none the least of which was a header from close range that hit the crossbar--while angola was content to blast away from afar. things began to level out and, by the end of the half, angola did not seem as out of their element as many had thought."

World Cup ’06 NYT: "68 - Loco misses with a wild shot from, yes, distance."

Dispatches from the Hogtown Front: "The Portuguese in my neighbourhood were tearing up and down Dufferin St today. They were waving flags and honking car horns. They were very aggressive as usual. The newspapers portray this as good clean fun, but when you're not Portuguese, it can feel like you're in a foreign country. I can't speak for anyone else but I don't I'm think alone in feeling this way. Maybe it was my imagination, but I saw a lot of glum-looking non-Portuguese people standing around. I counted seven large Portuguese flags on my small section of the street alone. That's on houses. I couldn't count the number on cars."