Game 9: Belgium vs Slovakia live from the Frankfurt Arena. ITV1 5pm

[CFuller]

Oh my God, Snickers says it's handball.

Lukaku is just cursed today, isn't he?

[GunmaN1905]

Tbf, that's a solid touch, definitely slowed the ball.

Edited June 17 by GunmaN1905

[Haguey]

Ooh he does touch it and it does help him a touch...

[craigcwwe]

Oh chalk this off just for the banter. 

[Anthrax Dave]

Hahahha!

[VP.]

VAR to the rescue

[Redshift]

Donkey status remains!

[Darren Moores Mum]

Hahahaha

[Weezer]

Just now, Weezer said:

Slovakia aren’t particularly likeable underdogs tbh so I’m not too bothered by that.

Oh well. At least Lukaku is still a donkey then  

[BigV]

Take it off for the bantz

[Bigwig]

Ha the snickometer. When did that start?

[EnterUsernameHere]

That should never be overruled.

[SouthCoastRed]

2 minutes ago, GunmaN1905 said:

Forgive us doubters!

Doubt away Thomas, the donkey is back 

[Astafjevs]

What's that ECG trace about? It's not a snicko because it's not timed with the video, and wouldn't make any sense if it was.

[Haguey]

That is a sickener but I am loving the football snickometer

[enigmatic]

Thought this one was going to be interesting as soon as I saw how much the Slovakian defender appealed for something that wasn't at all obvious...

[craigcwwe]

Honestly, lol. 

[CFuller]

Romelu Lukaku has scored twice as many disallowed goals at Euro 2024 as any other player has scored legitimate goals.

[Shambolic]

As much as I'd love Slovakia to win that's a terrible decision.

[SouthCoastRed]

#reprieve 

#justified

#stilladonkey

[The Amazing Dale Watkins]

Oofff, that's tough on Belgium. I thought they changed the rule and it requires intent, not merely a light touch?

[Barry Cartman]

You could show that replay 100 times and no one would notice a finger touching the ball 

Edited June 17 by Barry Cartman

[Wiggins Top Boys]

That is truly pathetic. Who asked for a snickometer for handball. What a joke VAR is and I am absolutely howling with laughter if Slovakia win. Madness

[Pukey]

Every so often, VAR is very, very funny. 

[Haguey]

Wake up Skriniar

[DJ]

Just now, The Amazing Dale Watkins said:

Oofff, that's tough on Belgium. I thought they changed the rule and it requires intent, not merely a light touch?

Hands in the run up to a goal automatically disqualifies the goal, I think.

[Anthrax Dave]

Was a blatant handball. Should have been booked for it.

[TalkSport]

Not even like he's then shot straight away and scored, he's ran another what 30 yards, gone past the defender, crossed, then a goal came. Just **** for the game when you are chalking off good goals because of that 5 seconds earlier.

[enigmatic]

Slovakian defender saw it and appealed so it'd have been called with or without Snickometer (which doesn't do the debatable "was it deliberate or benefiting from an arm being in an unnatural position?" call)

[Pukey]

If and England or Leeds goal got disallowed for that I'd be so ****ing annoyed I have to say

[Nordan]

What's a snickometer?

[Astafjevs]

The handball helped him get the ball into a more favourable position. I don't mind that being disallowed.

It's definitely not a snicko looking for hand contact btw. How would that even work? Snickometer is sound-based - you're never picking that up with ball to hand in a match with 50,000 people screaming

[TM]

Just now, Nordan said:

What's a snickometer?

used in cricket to show if the batsman has edged the ball

never thought I'd see it in football

[Astafjevs]

Just now, Nordan said:

What's a snickometer?

Sound-based equipment used to help umpires in cricket determine whether a batsman has hit the ball with the bat. A form of VAR, if you want to see it like that.

[Mr Adam]

Innovation for the sake of innovation

[enigmatic]

Some great PASHUN! tackles in there

[CFuller]

Slovakia have done it.

The Plastic Generation loses again.

[Redshift]

They've done it!

[GunmaN1905]

Lads, it's official.

We have the first bottling that fits all the parameters!

1. Big favorite.
2. Lost, didn't even manage a draw.
3. Missed a ton of sitters.
4. Players with reputation of underperforming when it matters did just that.
5. Conceded from the first chance.

[VP.]

Get in, finally a shock result.

[titchuk]

3 minutes ago, Astafjevs said:

The handball helped him get the ball into a more favourable position. I don't mind that being disallowed.

It's definitely not a snicko looking for hand contact btw. How would that even work? Snickometer is sound-based - you're never picking that up with ball to hand in a match with 50,000 people screaming

The mic is in the ball is it?

[Haguey]

What a win. Belgium hard done by but that's what you get for falling behind and having to force it

[Lucas]

What a result. Love an upset in these competitions as long as its not us  

[enigmatic]

Just now, GunmaN1905 said:

Lads, it's official.

We have the first bottling that fits all the parameters!

1. Big favorite.
2. Lost, didn't even manage a draw.
3. Missed a ton of sitters.
4. Players with reputation of underperforming when it matters did just that.
5. Conceded from the first chance.

6. Conceded due to ridiculous playing out the back

[Freakiie]

Lobotka putting in a good show for my Gizzy draft.

[Tikka Mezzala]

The one person who backed Slovakia in the pre-game poll must be feeling pretty smug. 

[VP.]

Connected ball technology fits the match balls with motion-sensing microchips that tracks every touch of the ball at a rate of 500 times a second. The technology will be used in Germany over the 4-week period, following its success in the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

[Haguey]

Oh, hello Christina

[Rob1981]

Yep. That’s why we brought VAR in lads, to sort out “very debatable” decisions.

[craigcwwe]

3 minutes ago, GunmaN1905 said:

Lads, it's official.

We have the first bottling that fits all the parameters!

1. Big favorite.
2. Lost, didn't even manage a draw.
3. Missed a ton of sitters.
4. Players with reputation of underperforming when it matters did just that.
5. Conceded from the first chance.