Feeling better but a family function and another concert meant I only got to watch the last 30 minutes, extra time and penalties of the Greece v Costa Rica game which the South American's won when Theofanis Gekas's kick was superbly saved by Kaylor Navas.
Costa Rica should have had a penalty when one - nil up, with what looked a fairly obvious handball that no-one seemed to spot but, despite that, I felt sorry for the Greeks who looked more likely to go through when they scored their injury time equaliser from Sokratis. Costa Rica had been on the ropes from just after the hour mark when Oscar Duarte was sent off for two bookable offences and looked all-in during extra time. The shoot-out was a fine example of under-pressure penalty taking from both sides though.
Earlier on, I'd been to see Elton John - who'd I'd never seen live before - as he was playing just 15 minutes walk from where I live and it would have been rude not to have gone. Fizzled out a bit before the end for me but while you contemplate that, here's another tune...
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