Portugal v Holland

in one of the most ridiculous displays of officiating gone bad that I have ever seen, Portugal advance to the Quarter Finals 1-0 on a fantastically worked goal by Maniche and the Portugal team. However, the 2 Red cards and numerous yellows sustained by the Portugese in the match will not treat them well as they have to play England next. In all 16 yellow cards and 4 red cards were issued in a game that the Russian official had no control of. Sepp Blatter was reported as saying that the official effectively yellow carded himself in the match and that his standard was not up to the standard of the other people on the pitch. Personally, I believe that a Red card early in the match for a horrendous tackle on Ronaldo rather than the yellow that was given, would have offset much of what happened later. The early authoritative stamp may have curtailed some of the high-jinx that occurred later. The players don't have to play dirty, they just do because they can. Prove to them at the start of the match that they can not, and you have tossed sand on the sparks before it erupts into a full-fledged fire. Listening to KTU Wastrel On!