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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 1

Koen Verbeeck (7/2/2014)
Jo Pattyn (7/1/2014)
Funny! :w00t:
Anyway the Belgium Red Devils got past the USA soccer team after a thrilling match.
It was an awesome game.
The US team (actually just the goalkeeper ;-)) put up quite a fight.

Yeah!!! Most saves in a World Cup match since something like 1966. Clearly shows how little offensive threat we showed that Belgium was allowed that many shots.

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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 2

Stefan Krzywicki (7/2/2014)
Koen Verbeeck (7/2/2014)
Jo Pattyn (7/1/2014)
Funny! :w00t:
Anyway the Belgium Red Devils got past the USA soccer team after a thrilling match.
It was an awesome game.
The US team (actually just the goalkeeper ;-)) put up quite a fight.
Don't forget Green! Not his fault he was only in for 13 minutes. That was the most exciting goal I've ever seen.
I think the coach was too defensive-minded.

The actual shot wasn't all that great, it squibbed off his toe but managed to go in all the same. And that kid will remember that for the rest of his life. At 19 he gets on the pitch and his first touch is a sensational goal.

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ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 3

Koen Verbeeck (7/2/2014)
Jo Pattyn (7/1/2014)
Funny! :w00t:
Anyway the Belgium Red Devils got past the USA soccer team after a thrilling match.
It was an awesome game.
The US team (actually just the goalkeeper ;-)) put up quite a fight.

He was amazing. Very enjoyable game.

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Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259105 More actions · Answer 4

Sean Lange (7/2/2014)
Jo Pattyn (7/1/2014)
Anyway the Belgium Red Devils got past the USA soccer team after a thrilling match.
Was a great game. Thought the US was going to pull off a shocker late goal to send it to penalties. :angry:

Those were the most nerve-wrecking 15 minutes of my life 😀

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 5

Sean Lange (7/2/2014)
Jo Pattyn (7/1/2014)
Anyway the Belgium Red Devils got past the USA soccer team after a thrilling match.
Was a great game. Thought the US was going to pull off a shocker late goal to send it to penalties. :angry:

I believe it ended up being the most saves ever. I could be wrong though.

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What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 6

Sean Lange (7/2/2014)
Stefan Krzywicki (7/2/2014)
Koen Verbeeck (7/2/2014)
Jo Pattyn (7/1/2014)
Funny! :w00t:
Anyway the Belgium Red Devils got past the USA soccer team after a thrilling match.
It was an awesome game.
The US team (actually just the goalkeeper ;-)) put up quite a fight.
Don't forget Green! Not his fault he was only in for 13 minutes. That was the most exciting goal I've ever seen.
I think the coach was too defensive-minded.
The actual shot wasn't all that great, it squibbed off his toe but managed to go in all the same. And that kid will remember that for the rest of his life. At 19 he gets on the pitch and his first touch is a sensational goal.

To someone who doesn't watch a lot of soccer, it was amazing. He leaps in the air, manages to kick the ball as it is going past him into the corner of the goal. Maybe this happens all the time, but of the goals I've seen in this World Cup it is the only one I've seen like it.

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 7

Koen Verbeeck (7/2/2014)
Sean Lange (7/2/2014)
Jo Pattyn (7/1/2014)
Anyway the Belgium Red Devils got past the USA soccer team after a thrilling match.
Was a great game. Thought the US was going to pull off a shocker late goal to send it to penalties. :angry:
Those were the most nerve-wrecking 15 minutes of my life 😀

Same here. Pretty sure I have an ulcer after that one. I am grateful that we didn't get sent home by Ghana for the third straight time.

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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 8

Stefan Krzywicki (7/2/2014)
Sean Lange (7/2/2014)
Jo Pattyn (7/1/2014)
Anyway the Belgium Red Devils got past the USA soccer team after a thrilling match.
Was a great game. Thought the US was going to pull off a shocker late goal to send it to penalties. :angry:
I believe it ended up being the most saves ever. I could be wrong though.

That very well could be. It was a LOT of saves for sure. Howard was amazing back there.

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Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 1 – Converting Rows to Columns - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/T-SQL/63681/
Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 2 - Dynamic Cross Tabs - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Crosstab/65048/
Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 1) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69953/
Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 2) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69954/

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 9

Stefan Krzywicki (7/2/2014)
Sean Lange (7/2/2014)
Stefan Krzywicki (7/2/2014)
Koen Verbeeck (7/2/2014)
Jo Pattyn (7/1/2014)
Funny! :w00t:
Anyway the Belgium Red Devils got past the USA soccer team after a thrilling match.
It was an awesome game.
The US team (actually just the goalkeeper ;-)) put up quite a fight.
Don't forget Green! Not his fault he was only in for 13 minutes. That was the most exciting goal I've ever seen.
I think the coach was too defensive-minded.
The actual shot wasn't all that great, it squibbed off his toe but managed to go in all the same. And that kid will remember that for the rest of his life. At 19 he gets on the pitch and his first touch is a sensational goal.
To someone who doesn't watch a lot of soccer, it was amazing. He leaps in the air, manages to kick the ball as it is going past him into the corner of the goal. Maybe this happens all the time, but of the goals I've seen in this World Cup it is the only one I've seen like it.

It was an amazing shot and it is incredibly hard to hit ball as he did in mid-air. I was just saying that the actual connection was a bit odd ball. If he had hit that with the top of his foot he might have put it clean through the net.

For anyone who missed it...

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398862 More actions · Answer 10

Did you hear, for a little while Tim Howard was listed on Wikipedia as the US Secretary of Defense. That's awesome.

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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 11

Grant Fritchey (7/2/2014)
Did you hear, for a little while Tim Howard was listed on Wikipedia as the US Secretary of Defense. That's awesome.

That's funny!!!

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Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259105 More actions · Answer 12

Sean Lange (7/2/2014)
Grant Fritchey (7/2/2014)
Did you hear, for a little while Tim Howard was listed on Wikipedia as the US Secretary of Defense. That's awesome.
That's funny!!!

Sometimes the internet can restore my faith in humanity 😀

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ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 13

Grant Fritchey (7/2/2014)
Did you hear, for a little while Tim Howard was listed on Wikipedia as the US Secretary of Defense. That's awesome.

That's brilliant!

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 14

Grant Fritchey (7/2/2014)
Did you hear, for a little while Tim Howard was listed on Wikipedia as the US Secretary of Defense. That's awesome.

I like when people use Wikipedia for good.

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
--------------------------------------
It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

Gazareth One Orange Chip Points: 27737 More actions · Answer 15

Grant Fritchey (7/2/2014)
Did you hear, for a little while Tim Howard was listed on Wikipedia as the US Secretary of Defense. That's awesome.

Superb.

Of course, if Super Brad Guzan had played then the US would have won 4-0 🙂

(Disclaimer: Tim Howard's been excellent throughout the tournament, but I'm a staunch Aston Villa fan :-D)