Live blog: Deportivo vs Feyernoord

By: Paddy | November 27th, 2008

I have never attempted one of these before so have patience if things go arye.

Here goes:

Guardado misses a sitter for good measure.

92′ Just waiting for the final whistle….Guardado bundled.

Guardado has it 1v1 on the left of the keeper and fires it left of the post. 2 minutes of stoppage time.

90′ Of course, a Guardado cameo for Guardado

88′ Guardado shoots wide, quickly taken by Feyenoord’s garbage keeper.

86′ Guardado coming in for Guardado, who as picked up a slight case of frostbite due to his short sleeves. Actually, Guardado has short sleeves too, but he’s Norwegian so -4 C is a freakin’ sauna for him. Guardado just wanted to show him he’s still the toughest LB, gray hair and all.

85′ I know this is terrible, but I’m peeking over my laptop more intently than watching Deportivo now….ooh, Lampard sent off for a second yellow. Come on, Frank.

84′ Guardado on the slalom…..ball in to Guardado is off and it’s cleaned up easily by Feyenoord

82′ Bordeaux just equalized off a header. GET IT TOGETHER CHELSEA.

80′ Guardado parries a shot out for a corner, which turns into a gk. Harmless. Guardado’s coming out for Guardado here. Good move. Got a yellow for that scuffle and he needs no chance for more troubles.

79′Guardado ball over the top too strong, keeper nabs it…Feyenoord cross….Guardado sends it high to Guardado who gets owned by the defender. He won’t wanna see that replay.

78′Guardado in the box, cross cleared out. Feyenoord attack results in a harmless shot on goal from 25.

76′ Just noticing Guardado has gone all Camo with the Geisha look. Nice.

75′ Guardados still hobbling. Of all the positions no depth there today, too.

74′ Soooo….Pannathinaikos just scored at the San Siro. Brilliant.

Guardado’s getting into a fight here. Might be time to get him off. And would you look at this, Mexes is the voice of reason. Wow, horrible tackle by Trica on Guardado. Studs to the ankle. Guardado just sticking up for Guardado, who’s hobbling off.

73′ Ack. Guardado down….ankle. He’s getting up. Guardado don’t take that ish.

72′ Feyenoord bring on another Kone for Dubarbier. Ball towards the box….cleared……Guardado break….taken down from behind in the box and no penalty. Where was penalty? Even the commentators wanted it….Guardado….shoots high.

70′ Feyenoord corner goes out for a goal kick. I think it’s about time to wonder when the subs are coming. It’s mighty chilly here and Fiorentina is coming up over the weekend. No injuries needed. Guardado owns a Feyenoord attacker. Well done, sir.

69′ Lotina’s jubilant. As am I. Simple stuff from Deportivo.

A brilliant ball for Guardado to run onto, Guardado sends it on the floor to Guardado who has a simple finish ahead of him. Simple, efficient, yet beautiful work. And a brace for Guardado.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLL

63′ Feyenoord with it but caught under pressure and give it right back to Deportivo. Their adrenaline may have worn off.

Guardado….cross just misses thee white shirts in the box. No clue how.

61′ Slower play now…working around just inside the Feyenoord half. Guardado clipped and loses it, but Deportivo get a throw back. Waiting for the opening here. Nice work by Guardado to find Guardado over his head, Feyenoord get it back but anoother Deportivo throw.

60′Guardado cross out for a corner…DDR on it….headed out.

1-0 Chelsea in France.

59′ More of the same from this game, a lot of sloppy back and forth play. Mistakes abound.

57′ Guardado taken down…foul….quickly taken….another foul. Game’s getting quite physical.Guardado takes a frree ball…..sends it wide to Guardado…..Guardado….Guardado pass stolen easily. But Guardado cleans up the mess….Guardado gets a yellow? Wtf? Handball maybe? Feyenoord kept playing. Strange sequence there.

55′ Another Feyenoord cross misses Kone’s spectacular effort and Guardado gets it…..Guardado bundled….no call. Foul on Guardado.

53′ Kone down the right, Juan on the tackle. Guy’s a 1v1 machine Feyenoord cross sent through the box…get it back…ball sent back out….corner played short eventually sent out for a goal kick.

52′ Guardado sens the ball to Guardado outside the box who mishit the volley. Not a bad idea, poor execution.

51′ Lotina’s wearing at least three coats….Dubarbier stretchered off…..Roma in the build up…pass foiled….Kone down the other end, pass cleaned up.Guardado down the left….cross put out for a corner.

Looks like Guardado is back on the pitch. Dubarbier’s getting some help, though.

49′ Play up near the Feyenoord box headed out….Guardados hurt….but Guardado continues the play and it deflects out for a corner. Guardado’s heading to the sidelines it seems….corner…dropped by the keeper but lands with Culio. Feyenoord down the other end…Deportivo breaking….Guardado…..Guardado cross…Guardado heads it straight up….another Feyenoord break….crazy….Culio. Dubarbier gets taken off the ball and they want a foul.

46′ Cross from Pereira already causes the first heart murmurs as Kone’s header goes wide.

SECOND HALF KICKOFF

The tunnel is on the other side of the pitch so 700 people just erupted from the inner bowels of the stadium, now making their way across the pitch.

Some efficient work by Deportivo – including, what else, a Guardado beaut – but Feyenoord look absolutely lethal in the Deportivo final third. Julio Culio is a one man machine and Deportivo’s simply fortunate Kone loves getting taken off the ball. The trio of Dubarbier, Culio and Kone need to be stopped in the second half or else this could get out of hand. It’s a lead going in, yet it feels like anything but.

Should be incredibly exciting for the neutrals, however, as both D’s forgot to take their FocusFactor.

HALFTIME.

45′ One minute of stoppage.

44′ Cross by Guardadoo headed by Guardado ontto an on running Guardado but not strong enough. That had a chance.

43′ Julio Culio steals it mo#$%&@#$%ing again….Kone owned by someone. Feyenoord get it yet again way up the pitch, Dubarbier, who really impressed in the first game, is offside. Someone needs to pee test Feyenoord. Given that this is Romania, I’m only half joking.

41′ Sloppy work both ways in the middle of the pitch.Guardado fouled.

39′ Some nice work at the top of the box eventually winds up a…..goal kick. Thought it deflected. Bah.

38′ Culio thieves the back….twice….and sends in two incredibly dangerous balls. Would someone mark this guy for fuck’s sake. He’s Deportivo’s kryptonite. According to Wiki, he’s scored 2 goals in his Feyenoord career. The Deportivo two? Whadafuxup?

36′ Guardado cross sent out for a throw, foul given against Guardado Feyenoord ball. Guardado body checked, no foul.Guardado goes head over and finally gets a call.

35′ Bordeaux – Chelsea on in the background, still 0-0.

34′ Deportivo on the break and a Feyenoord player gets a mysterious facial injury, goes down. Professional self-fouling at its finest.

32′ Feyenoord back at it after some tricky dribbling and the shot goes wide. Seriously, this is frightening.

30′ The lads take it right down the other end, but the long ball by the keeper puts Feyenoord in another dangerous position and Kone’s cross forces another headed clearance. Good christ this team needs only an inch.

29′ Another corner cleared out….but Feyenoord get one back through Kone. The defense has beeen sloppy and Guardado’s rebound goes right to Kone who puts it in. 2-1.

27′ Free kick…..deflected over the bar for a corner. Cross headed out. Deportivo back in possession.

25′ I switched to a more accurate stream. Guardado taken out by an errant hand.Guardado fouls for a Feyenoord free kick in another dangerous position after Dubarbier does his best CR3.5 shot in midair impression.

Brilliant. Fucking brilliant.

21′ Free kick in a dangerous spot after Guardado is taken out. Stretchered off…..Guardado……..GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLL

20′ Ball over the top and Guardado is ruled offside before he’s given a powerbomb by the keeper.

19′ Holeeeeeee shit. Trica missed a sitter with an open net. Wow, Deportivo’s on life three here after the ball is allowed to roll through the box untouched.

18′ Back. Didn’t miss anything outside of a headed back pass which nearly turned into 1-1. Typical.

13′ Alrigght, I’ll be back in 5. Need to reboot.

A goal from nothing. Ball over the top seemingly heading for a goal kick and Guardado’s tireless running tracks it down ahead of the keeper and flicks it back to Guardado who has an open net. Eat that, Guardado haterz.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAL

10′Guardado shot goes just wide lazy defending from Feyenoord. Deportivo back in the Romanian half, cross picked up by the keep.

8′ Everyone’s wearing full ski suits and Guardado is wearing short sleeves. Ballsy, I love it.

7′ This is not going as planned, that’s for sure. Deportivo gets a throw in the Feyenoord half, Guardado fouled. Free kick, Guardado into the box……headed out for a Deportivo throw.

5′ No ability to maintain possession yet. Wonder when Guardado will start warming up. Or has he already?

Guardado saves a goal after the defense is scorched by Feyenoord’s passing. Hole-ee shite.

3′ Dangerous times already in the Deportivo box. 2 corners followed by two defenders missing a header and Guardados save forces corner number 3. This is ugly.

2′ Deportivo start off by playing with it in their own half for a bit before giving up possession, which Guardado steams back to regain. Missed seeing him at treq.

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