Egypt 1 - 0 Italy
Confederations Cup 2009 group stage · 2009-06-18 Referee: Martin Hansson

Swedish horn rules

Italian style

The Egyptians showed everybody in this world again that football is a team sport. If you play like a team, your chances are growing and you're able to win. The funny thing is, they Egyptians won in the old Italian fashion. Tumbling and dying players everywhere around, constantly delaying tactics: all unfair but it often worked well.

well

Hansson did very well again. He is becoming one of the better referees in this world. He kept play going as much as he could, he showed a couple of cards for delaying play and he stretched extra time beyond five minutes. And no great mistakes, that's important in an important match like this.

no zulu

The swarming Zulu horns have spoken. My girlfriend now is sure she will not come with me to South Africa next year for the World Cup. It's just too much, she argues. The noise irritates the players, the supporters and the television viewers. She thinks South Africans are not very nice hosts.

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