***Official Australia v Serbia Thread***

[Mark (Blue Army)]

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Venue: Nelspruit
Date: Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Kick-off: 19:30[/center]

TEAM NEWS

Australia are without the suspended duo of Harry Kewell and Craig Moore, but Tim Cahill returns from a ban. Cahill will take Kewell's place and coach Pim Verbeek has to choose between Mark Milligan or Michael Beauchamp to replace Moore at centre-back.

Serbia will welcome back Alexsander Lukovic from suspension. Coach Radomir Antic may rest players who are on a yellow card and could face suspension for a potential last 16 match.

Suspended: Kewell & Moore (Australia) One game from suspension: Neill and Valeri (Australia); Ivanovic, Kolarov, Subotic, Vidic, Zigic & Kuzmanovic (Serbia)

[Slim]

Aussie scarf on, COME ON YOU AUSSIES!

Not used to switching allegiances without at least a night's sleep in between.

[Mark (Blue Army)]

Aussie scarf on, COME ON YOU AUSSIES!

Not used to switching allegiances without at least a night's sleep in between.

So are you an Aussie fan AND an England fan?

Who do you prefer the most?

Has to be England???

[Slim]

Of course England comes first, but I live here love this country in all things. Am just glad that even if everything falls into place and Australia qualify, they can't face England in the next round.

[Mark (Blue Army)]

If anyone needs a river for this game pm me.

[Slim]

Had to mute the game, while the England match was quite enjoyable for the lack of them, those fucking horns are back in force here.

[Slim]

JAYSUS what a save from Schwartz.

[Mark (Blue Army)]

Cahill scores!!!

[Slim]

I would be excited but I know the score from the other game and it's taken the wind from the sails.

[Slim]

2-0 now, COME ON ZE GERMANS, DO YOUR HALF OF THE EQUATION!

[Ted Hughes]

2-0 now, COME ON ZE GERMANS, DO YOUR HALF OF THE EQUATION!

Christ that's a turn up. They looked dead on their feet v the Germans, worse than us! Good luck to 'em, hope the Germans get a couple more.

[Slim]

Right now I think we need two more goals from either us or ze germans (any combination) to take it to lots.

[Slim]

Well, shades of the Iraq qualify from a few years back, Serbia have one back and another disallowed, good result if it stays, but I think that's us done.

[Mark (Blue Army)]

serbia score

[Dubaimancityfan]

The Socceroos put on a good show tonight and did all Aussies proud. What a goal from Holmann, and Cahill's wasn't bad also !! Needed some help from the bloody Germans who were dire tonight and were lucky to win. Still failing to qualify on goal difference is not a shame for any team. The unjust red card against Tim Cahill in the 1st match and him being absent for the 2nd proved to be too costly for the Aussies. Bloody stupid refs !

[Slim]

Coulda woulda's mate, they will drive you insane.

Great showing after the first match, really proud of the lads but I did say before that Australia would win and it wouldn't be enough.

[Dubaimancityfan]

Coulda woulda's mate,

they will drive you insane.

Great showing after the first match, really proud of the lads but I did say before that Australia would win and it wouldn't be enough.

Yes they absolutely did us proud tonight.
Football is a cruel game mate with lots of ups and downs and twists and turns. But that is why we love it !
It went sour for the Socceroos in the German match and they just couldn't recover from that.

Coulda, woulda ?? Imagine how Yakubu is feeling today !!!