Handball Euro Finals: America vs. Denmark 20:24

Brandon Castillo4 said:Look, we had Šola for years, for Christ's sake. Do those guys actually have some secret ace up their sleeve ready to go? 🙂

Susan Fox86 said:They were shaking in their boots.

And despite all the officiating garbage, we almost had them; they were saved twice by the posts and a goalkeeper who actually has a face.

Real officials who want to cheat are subtle about it. These guys were just butchering the game. Our suspensions were laughable. And then there was that call on Vori right when we finally had the man advantage. First, they call a non-existent offensive foul when he picks up the ball on the line, then they suspend him because apparently the ball 🤮slipped onto his foot while he was dropping it. Usually, you call that to stop a clear fast break, but this time the play and the argument lasted twenty seconds—there was zero chance for a counterattack.

There were at least a dozen catastrophic errors stacked against us.

I'll say it again: we weren't playing great. Our team looked exhausted and spent, but the officiating was criminal. We managed to drag those amateurs across the finish line even though they looked lost in the final fifteen minutes. If you asked half the people in the stands where they were or what sport they were even playing, they wouldn't have known.

Lisa Bailey4 said:We already know we’re the best. We don't need some Spaniard or some Euro gang telling us how it is.

rapidbison42 said:What an absolute joke of a call. I can't even watch this anymore.

mistyheron5 said:I wouldn't bother reaching for the trophy.

Once the final buzzer sounds, you just pack your gear and head for the exit.

Susan Fox86 said:They were shaking in their boots.

And despite all the officiating garbage, we almost had them; they were saved twice by the posts and a goalkeeper who actually has a face.

Real officials who want to cheat are subtle about it. These guys were just butchering the game. Our suspensions were laughable. And then there was that call on Vori right when we finally had the man advantage. First, they call a non-existent offensive foul when he picks up the ball on the line, then they suspend him because apparently the ball 🤮slipped onto his foot while he was dropping it. Usually, you call that to stop a clear fast break, but this time the play and the argument lasted twenty seconds—there was zero chance for a counterattack.

There were at least a dozen catastrophic errors stacked against us.

I'll say it again: we weren't playing great. Our team looked exhausted and spent, but the officiating was criminal. We managed to drag those amateurs across the finish line even though they looked lost in the final fifteen minutes. If you asked half the people in the stands where they were or what sport they were even playing, they wouldn't have known.

Lisa Miller7 said:Quick question for the group... how many minutes of suspension did we actually get slapped with because of all that protesting

Arthur Martinez7 said:Honestly, everything turned out quite wonderful in the end... We could have easily faced a bitter loss against the French if the officiating had been this blatantly biased against us. Looking at our actual performance on the court, we truly belong among the top two teams in the world, so I believe we should be genuinely satisfied with what we achieved. 👍 👋

Jeremy Phillips54 said:Are you kidding me right now? They totally screwed me over. If they saw the foul, why on earth did they wait until after the goal was already scored to blow the whistle? Seriously, what kind of logic is that?

Arthur Martinez7 said:It’s actually quite encouraging to see Šola leading the way, especially since we have such an incredible crop of young talent coming up. If things go according to plan at the Olympics, we might just give everyone a massive run for their money 😁—just look back at our performance in 2009. If we could finally get some decent arenas built 😳