Boy oh boy did the World Cup ever kick up a notch today in the first two quarter finals.
Holland,my dark horse to go all the way and win it all came from behind to stun the favourites Brazil 2.1,shades of West Germany 74{yes back then it was West Germany!!}when Holland beat the then holders of the trophy 2.0 in the semis,a defeat the Samba boys have since twice gained revenge for USA 94 1/4 finals and France 98 semi finals but today belonged to the Orange Crush
In the second quarter final Ghana were looking to become the first African nation to ever reach the semis....what a roller coaster of emotion,Ghana went 1.0 just on half time only for Uruguay to draw level 10 minutes into the second half.
Extra time and both sides were looking set for penalties until the final minute of extra time,Uruguay conceded a penalty,had a player sent off and up stepped Gyan who'd already scored two penalties so far in the World Cup w/ the game on the line up he stepped....and saw his spot kick crash back off the crossbar and thus send the game to a penalty shoot out.
Uruguay won the penalty shoot out 4.2 to advance to their first semi final since Mexico 70 but spare a though for Ghana a spot kick away from history.
Buoyed by such a heroic day of World Cup action I cranked out a 62 minute 10 miler,I'm not sure if the 40 minute delay from 4.40pm to 5.20pm made a difference but 62 minutes is my fastest time to date.
Tomorrows 10 miler will get squeezed in between the Argentina Germany-Spain Paraguay 1/4 finals which will mean running at lunch time,a small price to pay for enjoying one of the greatest sporting events in the world.
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