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I have to say I'm somewhat curious as to why this Thread is titled Discussion & Chat yet very few comments or opinions have been posted with regards to the games or the off field politics. I ofcourse thank Italianfan for keeping us updated with the scores and groups etc,,,,,,,that goes without saying ofcourse
 The big news is obviously this one. Euro 2016: Russia given suspended disqualification [hidden link - please register] [hidden image - please register] Disgraceful scenes and very sad to see this tournament being overshadowed by such horrible events taking football all the way back to the dark days of the 80's  With regards to the matches so far I've been somewhat disappointed, far too many so called big name stars are clearly under performing and too many teams I feel are basically putting too much emphasis on defending. I want to see more flair and more goals. Just my opinions so far on the competition, anybody else have an opinion on the games etc then please feel free to post away afterall its good to talk!
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GROUP F MATCHDAY 1 :
Saint-Etienne, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, h. 21 : Portugal 1 - Iceland 1 Goals : 31' Nani (P), 64' B. Bjarnason (I) Referee : Cakir (TUR) Yellow Cards : Portugal : None Iceland : 55' B. Bjarnason, 90' + 4' Finnbogason Red Cards : None Substitutions : Portugal : 71' Sanches for Moutinho - 76' Quaresma for J. Mario - 85' Eder for A. Gomes Iceland : 81' Finnbogason for Sightorsson - 90' E. Bjarnason for Gudmundsson Attendance : 38.742 GROUP F STANDING AFTER MATCHDAY 1 : 1. Hungary 3 points 2. Portugal & Iceland 1 point 4. Austria 0 points |
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GROUP F MATCHDAY 1 :
Bordeaux, Matmut Atlantique, h. 18 : Austria 0 - Hungary 2 Goals : 62' Szalai, 88' Stieber Referee : Turpin (FRA) Yellow Cards : Austria : 33', 66' Dragovic Hungary : 80' Nemeth Red Card : 66' Dragovic (A)  Substitutions : Austria : 59' Sabitzer for Junuzovic - 65' Okotie for Janko - 78' Schopf for Harnik Hungary : 69' Priskin for Szalai - 79' Stieber for Kleinheisler - 89' Pinter for Nemeth Attendance : 34.424 |
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GROUP E MATCHDAY 1 :
Lyon, Parc Olympique Lyonnais, h. 21 : Belgium 0 - ITALY 2 Goals : 32' Giaccherini, 90' + 3' Pellè Referee : Clattenburg (ENG) Yellow Cards : ITALY : 66' Chiellini, 75' Eder, 78' Bonucci, 84' T. Motta Belgium : 90' + 2' Vertonghen Red Cards : None Substitutions : ITALY : 58' De Sciglio for Darmian - 75' Immobile for Eder - 78' T. Motta for De Rossi Belgium : 62' Mertens for Nainggolan - 73' Origi for R. Lukaku - 76' Carrasco for Ciman Attendance : 55.408 GROUP E STANDING AFTER MATCHDAY 1 : 1. ITALY 3 points 2. Republic of Ireland & Sweden 1 point 4. Belgium 0 points |
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GROUP E MATCHDAY 1 :
Saint-Denis, Stade de France, h. 18 : Republic of Ireland 1 - Sweden 1 Goals : 48' Hoolahan (RI), 71' Clark (RI o.g.) Referee : Mazic (SRB) Yellow Cards : Republic of Ireland : 43' McCarthy - 77' Whelan Sweden : 61' Nilsson-Lindelof Red Cards : None Substitutions : Republic of Ireland : 64' McClean for Walters - 78' R. Keane for Hoolahan - 86' McGeady for McCarthy Sweden : 45' Johansson for Lustig (injured) - 59' Guidetti for Berg - 86' Ekdal for Lewicki Attendance : 73.419 |
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GROUP D MATCHDAY 1 :
Toulouse, Stadium Municipal, h. 15 : Spain 1 - Czech Republic 0 Goal : 87' Pique Referee : Marciniak (POL) Yellow Cards : Spain : None Czech Republic : 61' Limbersky Red Cards : None Substitutions : Spain : 62' Aduriz for Morata - 69' T. Alcantara for Fabregas - 82' Pedro for Nolito Czech Republic : 75' Lafata for Necid - 86' Sural for Gebre Selassie - 89' Pavelka for Rosicky Attendance : 29.400 GROUP D STANDING AFTER MATCHDAY 1 : 1. Croatia & Spain 3 points 3. Czech Republic & Turkey 0 points |
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GROUP C MATCHDAY 1 :
Lille, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, h. 21 : Germany 2 - Ukraine 0 Goals : 19' Mustafi, 90' + 2' Schweinsteiger Referee : Atkinson (ENG) Yellow Cards : Germany : None Ukraine : 68' Konoplyanka Red Cards : None Substitutions : Germany : 78' Schurrle for Draxler - 90' Schweinsteiger for Goetze Ukraine : 66' Seleznyov for Zozulya - 74' Zinchenko for Kovalenko Attendance : 43.035 GROUP C STANDING AFTER MATCHDAY 1 : 1. Germany 3 points 2. Poland 3 points 3. Northern Ireland 0 points 4. Ukraine 0 points |
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With regards to the antics of the English and Russian supporters I'd like to say that I am shocked by it but to be frank I'm not. I expected this to happen from the moment I seen they'd be playing each other, I knew they'd be trouble, it was only a question of damage limitation as far as I was concerned. The heated atmosphere in the ground I even picked up on from watching the game on the telly last night.
With regards to how the UK police tried in vain to stop the hooligans travelling to France it was ultimately an impossible job, France is practically next door to England and even if fans were turned away from taking a direct flight or ferry across there is other means in which to bypass all of this. Get a ferry from Newcastle to Amsterdam or a flight to Spain, its not rocket science, all they need to do is take a detour onroute to France. The Russians are infamous for having hooligans. Back in 2012 my Dundee United team were drawn again Dynamo Moscow and no sooner had the whistle blown for start of play that I looked across from another stand and witnessed this [hidden image - please register] With regards to the tournment itself I've already seen some wonderful games, great to see the Welsh notch up 3 points and taking away the obvious off field issues the England v Russia game was a great spectacle and how England must be kicking themselves to throw away all 3 points in the dying seconds of a game which they should have won but as they say in football if you don't take your chances then it can all come back to haunt you and this is exactly what happened with England. Just finished watching the Northern Ireland v Poland game and it was arguably the worst game of football I've seen so far in this tournament. Here we had Poland attacking for the majority of the match with the Ulster men being quite happy to stay camped hoping for a point but they got what they deserved in the end, absolutely nothing. Negative football gains no support from me so all credit to the men from Poland eventually getting the winner; So as a Scotsman which team do I support, I don't have any strong feelings for any of the nations if truth be known, I'm gutted that Scotland aren't there to participate so my only support goes to the team which plays the best football which deserves to win the competition. After watching Northern Ireland I'll cross them off my list straight away. |
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GROUP C MATCHDAY 1 :
Nice, Allianz Riviera, h. 18 : Poland 1 - Northern Ireland 0 Goal : 51' Milik Referee : Hategan (ROU) Yellow Cards : Poland : 65' Kapustka, 89' Piszczek Northern Ireland : 69' Cathcart Red Cards : None Substitutions : Poland : 76' Jodloviec for Maczynski - 80' Grosicki for Blaszczykowski - 88' Peszko for Kapustka Northern Ireland : 46' Dallas for McNair - 66' Washington for Ferguson - 76' Ward for Baird Attendance : 33.742 |
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As an Englishman, I'm absolutely appalled at the scenes in Marseille before and after the match. Some of the images are as if they were from a war zone.
It appears that most of the violence inside the Stade Velodrome was started by the Russian fans (who came prepared for trouble) but there's no excuse for English 'fans' singing songs like "No Surrender to the IRA" or "Ten German Bombers" which are as outdated as they are pathetic. Chants of "ISIS where are you?" were also heard according to reports. No wonder locals got angry. Still, it gave the England hooligans an excuse to paint themselves as the victims. As for Russia, there's already a case for throwing them out after what happened in Euro 2012. The ultimate sanction would be to strip them of the 2018 World Cup. On the field, I'm actually supporting Wales in this tournament (principally because there are three Palace players in their squad). They were fantastic yesterday in the win over Slovakia. How Martin Skrtel avoided a red card for his assault on Jonny Williams in the penalty area. I'll never know. England actually played quite well against Russia but paid the price for not taking their chances earlier on. This afternoon sees Poland take on Northern Ireland and my loyalties are split on this one: Poland being my adoptive home country but Northern Ireland's team are in a major tournament for the first time in 30 years, and it's a great story. Let's hope they both get out of the group. |
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GROUP D MATCHDAY 1 :
Paris, Parc des Princes, h. 15 : Turkey 0 - Croatia 1 Goal : 41' Modric Referee : Eriksson (SWE) Yellow Cards : Turkey : 31' Tosun, 48' Balta, 90' + 1' Sen Croatia : 80' Strinic Red Cards : None Substitutions : Turkey : 46' Sen for Ozyakup - 65' B. Yilmaz for A. Turan - 69' Mor for Tosun Croatia : 87' Kramaric for Perisic - 90' Schildenfeld for Rakitic - 90' + 3' Pjaca for Mandzukic Attendance : 43.842 |
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GROUP B MATCHDAY 1 :
Marseille, Stade Velodrome, h. 21 : England 1 - Russia 1 Goals : 73' Dier (E), 90' + 2' Berezutski ( R ) Referee : Rizzoli (ITA) Yellow Cards : England : 62' Cahill Russia : 72' Schennikov Red Cards : None Substitutions : England : 78' Wilshere for Rooney - 87' Milner for Sterling Russia : 77' Shirokov for Golovin - 80' Glushakov for Neustadter - 85' Mamaev for Smolov Attendance : 62.343 GROUP B STANDING AFTER MATCHDAY 1 : 1. Wales 3 points 2. England 1 point 3. Russia 1 point 4. Slovakia 0 points |
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GROUP B MATCHDAY 1 :
Bordeaux, Matmut Atlantique, h. 18 : Wales 2 - Slovakia 1 Goals : 10' Bale (W), 61' Duda (S), 81' Robson-Kanu (W) Referee : Moen (NOR) Yellow Cards : Wales : None Slovakia : 31' Hrosovsky, 78' Mak, 80' Weiss, 83' Kucka, 90' + 2' Skrtel Red Cards : None Substitutions : Wales : 69' Ledley for Edwards - 71' Robson-Kanu for Williams - 88' Richards for Ramsey Slovakia : 60' Nemec for Duris & Duda for Hrosovsky - 83' Stoch for Weiss Attendance : 37.831 |
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GROUP A MATCHDAY 1 :
Lens, Stade Bollaert-Delelis, h. 15 : Albania 0 - Switzerland 1 Goal : 5' Schar Referee : Velasco Carballo (ESP) Yellow Cards : Albania : 23', 36' Cana, 63' Kace, 89' Kukeli, 90' + 2' Mavraj Switzerland : 14' Schar, 66' Behrami Red Card : 36' Cana (A) Substitutions : Albania : 62' Kace for T. Xhaka - 74' Cikalleshi for Roshi - 82' Gashi for Sadiku Switzerland : 62' Embolo for Mehmedi - 76' Frei for Dzemaili - 88' G. Fernandes for Shaqiri Attendance : 33.805 GROUP A STANDING AFTER MATCHDAY 1 : 1. France 3 points 2. Switzerland 3 points 3. Romania 0 points 4. Albania 0 points |
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