Comments on: Cypriot Striker Scores 16 goals in a Single Game http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cypriot-striker-scores-16-goals-in-a-single-game.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:45:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lester P http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cypriot-striker-scores-16-goals-in-a-single-game.html#comment-34899 Lester P Mon, 07 May 2007 21:33:17 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cypriot-striker-scores-16-goals-in-a-single-game.html#comment-34899 Crap I predicted they would win 27-4 Crap I predicted they would win 27-4

]]> By: Inara http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cypriot-striker-scores-16-goals-in-a-single-game.html#comment-34892 Inara Mon, 07 May 2007 19:34:27 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cypriot-striker-scores-16-goals-in-a-single-game.html#comment-34892 If playing in a lower league would help Lyon rediscover their scoring touch again, I'd be happy to see them play in Cyprus for a few months. Though I have to say, some of those lower division teams are pretty good - at least in France. During this year's Coupe de France matches, Lyon played against a second division team and two amateur teams (in the third and fourth divisions), and had a really hard time against them. The scorelines went like this: 1-0, 2-1, 1-0 - definitely not the pummeling that you'd expect with the huge gulf in class. Some other bottom tier teams kicked out the bigger ones too, like Rennes, Lens, PSG, etc. If playing in a lower league would help Lyon rediscover their scoring touch again, I’d be happy to see them play in Cyprus for a few months.

Though I have to say, some of those lower division teams are pretty good – at least in France. During this year’s Coupe de France matches, Lyon played against a second division team and two amateur teams (in the third and fourth divisions), and had a really hard time against them. The scorelines went like this: 1-0, 2-1, 1-0 – definitely not the pummeling that you’d expect with the huge gulf in class. Some other bottom tier teams kicked out the bigger ones too, like Rennes, Lens, PSG, etc.

]]> By: Ian http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cypriot-striker-scores-16-goals-in-a-single-game.html#comment-34859 Ian Mon, 07 May 2007 16:20:29 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cypriot-striker-scores-16-goals-in-a-single-game.html#comment-34859 This is one of the (many) joys of lower-division football. I love watching the evenly matched Prem teams play each other to 1-1 draws - those are beautiful games - but every once in a while, its satisfying to see a bunch of guys that probably have other jobs beat the living snot out of a bunch of other guys that probably have other jobs. This is one of the (many) joys of lower-division football. I love watching the evenly matched Prem teams play each other to 1-1 draws – those are beautiful games – but every once in a while, its satisfying to see a bunch of guys that probably have other jobs beat the living snot out of a bunch of other guys that probably have other jobs.

]]> By: Chris http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cypriot-striker-scores-16-goals-in-a-single-game.html#comment-34858 Chris Mon, 07 May 2007 16:17:16 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/cypriot-striker-scores-16-goals-in-a-single-game.html#comment-34858 When I was living in Spain, I went to every game that the Fourth Division team in my town played at home. The last game I saw ended up being 16-0. It was fun being at the game and watching it, but I couldn't bear to watch it the next day when they showed the replay on local TV. Nobody scored more than 3 goals for the team, but it was so lopsided that the other team never sniffed the goal. And yes, it was an official league game. When I was living in Spain, I went to every game that the Fourth Division team in my town played at home.

The last game I saw ended up being 16-0. It was fun being at the game and watching it, but I couldn’t bear to watch it the next day when they showed the replay on local TV. Nobody scored more than 3 goals for the team, but it was so lopsided that the other team never sniffed the goal. And yes, it was an official league game.

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