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all the title of this disc doesn’t tell you, is what type of sporting event
is. This disc (for those who hadn’t guessed) is the England v Australia soccer
match played on the 12th Feb 2003. There’s no surprise here about
the outcome, it was a highly publicized win, and a most joyous event for all
Australians. After all, this win came just after Australia beat England in
every other sport they were once renowned for.
Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately, depending on how you look at it) there is
nothing on this disc save for the match, and some short interviews with the
Australian, and English coaches (Frank Farina and Sven Goran Eriksson
respectively). The match is certainly memorable, not because the match was
full of nail biting moments (I guess if you don’t read the cover you may find
it to be more exciting), but simply because it proves to us that Australia
really is one of the best sporting countries in the world. As for how often
you would watch a disc like this I can’t say, it would obviously depend on how
much you like the sport, but for myself, I struggled to make it through once.
Despite how memorable the match was I can’t help but class this disc as simply
a piece of memorabilia, to put up on the mantle when your English mates come
over, and almost never be watched. If you’re a mad soccer nut, or just love to
see the Aussie’s win (or the English loose) you’ll find some worth to this
disc, otherwise, you should look somewhere else sorry.
The picture on this disc was excellent, I
didn’t see any problems with it at all, and the only problem I have is that
it’s not in widescreen, which I think should be reasonable expected for a
match filmed in 2003.
Likewise the sound was great, the
commentators were clear, as were the crowds cheers, a memorable one being from
a clearly Australian section of the crowd cheering “Neville’s a wanker!” which
is sure to remind you of home.
There’s bugger all in the way
of extras, the interviews which I already mentioned is all that you’ll find.
I’m not sure what else you could expect, maybe another commentary track (from
different stations for example), but it’s a bit poor anyway, if you ask me.
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