Toronto_Mike
Scent of a Woman
Tournament Record: 11-5-2
Sides: 7-4-1
Totals: 4-1-1
Big Plays: 2-0
Well Nigeria and Japan played to a 0-0 draw as expected, safely through to the next round. Final round matches are a little tougher when you know teams will be resting key players. Zambia though gave a nice shock to Uruguay and all of a sudden, they are into the next round. Spain finished off in style, although i thought Jordan would of really gave the Spaniards a little more trouble.
Portugal vs Gambia
Under 2.25 @ 1.88 (Big Play)
Lots at stake for this match here. Both sitting at 3 points however 1 point will guarantee both qualify. With a draw, Portugal will qualify as the 2nd place group finishers while Gambia will qualify as one of 3 teams to have the best 3rd place finishes. Right now only Uruguay has set its path into the 2nd round as one of the best 3rd place finishing teams. Gambia on the other hand will qualify with 4 points if they do come out with a draw. They will leap frog Brazil and Costa Rica to ensure passage with a single point. At first i was tempted to take on Portugal -0.5 @ 2.04 price is excellent but now i'm a little skeptical. Knowning Portugal are an excellent team, they know that they shouldn't risk too much, however, they must also realize that they cannot be caught napping. I think this tourney has seen a lot of set ups and it has worked out well. So i'm going to ride this situation again. Portugal have a lot of players who are currently with a yellow card, so they will have to thread carefully, whereas Gambia have only 2, so the advantage is out for them. I think we will see another draw here, just gut feel. Both teams will advance to the next round which would make 3 out of the 4 African teams through to 2nd stage...very impressive.
Prediction: Portugal 0-0 Gambia
Sides: 7-4-1
Totals: 4-1-1
Big Plays: 2-0
Well Nigeria and Japan played to a 0-0 draw as expected, safely through to the next round. Final round matches are a little tougher when you know teams will be resting key players. Zambia though gave a nice shock to Uruguay and all of a sudden, they are into the next round. Spain finished off in style, although i thought Jordan would of really gave the Spaniards a little more trouble.
Portugal vs Gambia
Under 2.25 @ 1.88 (Big Play)
Lots at stake for this match here. Both sitting at 3 points however 1 point will guarantee both qualify. With a draw, Portugal will qualify as the 2nd place group finishers while Gambia will qualify as one of 3 teams to have the best 3rd place finishes. Right now only Uruguay has set its path into the 2nd round as one of the best 3rd place finishing teams. Gambia on the other hand will qualify with 4 points if they do come out with a draw. They will leap frog Brazil and Costa Rica to ensure passage with a single point. At first i was tempted to take on Portugal -0.5 @ 2.04 price is excellent but now i'm a little skeptical. Knowning Portugal are an excellent team, they know that they shouldn't risk too much, however, they must also realize that they cannot be caught napping. I think this tourney has seen a lot of set ups and it has worked out well. So i'm going to ride this situation again. Portugal have a lot of players who are currently with a yellow card, so they will have to thread carefully, whereas Gambia have only 2, so the advantage is out for them. I think we will see another draw here, just gut feel. Both teams will advance to the next round which would make 3 out of the 4 African teams through to 2nd stage...very impressive.
Prediction: Portugal 0-0 Gambia
