The Euro 2012 thread

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Barozi said:

lestatdark said:

Barozi said:

SecondWar said:
Read in a few places that UEFA have said Sweden's first goal was an own goal by Glen Johnson. I just do not understand this. The ball was heading in before Johnson tried clear it. His clearance failed, and the ball bounced in off the post. that goal should be Mellberg's.

Not what I saw. He kicked the ball in with his knee and then tried to kick it out again hitting the post in the process.

Still doesn't take from the fact that the ball was heading in even without Johnson's effect on it. It was a clear goal by Mellberg and quite a bad decision by UEFA's part to rule it as an own goal. 

Hm hard to say. Watch the replay @10:58. The shot was deflected by Hart and was either going into the corner or hit the post.
http://www.footytube.com/video/sweden-england-jun15-121561?ref=tchan_ov_vidgrid

Johnson was on top of Hart after that defense, though looking at the repetition from the camera behind the net, the ball didn't seem to get that big of a deflection from Hart. 

In either case, this is an issue that could have easily been avoided if there was a clear ruling in the laws of the game, which unfortunately doesn't exist. As long as this remains, there'll continue to be dubious decisions regarding own goals.