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Utterly fantastic. Loved how this team's play evolved from the group stage through to the final. Always nice to see a World Cup winning team actually get better over the course of a tournament rather than simply winning by virtue of being the least-worn down.
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dkst0426
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Gold Cup semis recap
30+ years of watching games, and I've seen some doozys of poorly-officiated ones. Tonight ranked way up there, though, and I once held Mark Geiger in high regard. Embarrassing scenes.
30+ years of watching games, and I've seen some doozys of poorly-officiated ones. Tonight ranked way up there, though, and I once held Mark Geiger in high regard. Embarrassing scenes.
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So, wait, I've assumed both calls were horrific and indefensible, but I finally just watched them both. Why does anyone think they were bad calls? Is it not a handball if you touch the ball with your elbow?
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Pantone287 said:
No. There has to be purposeful intent. Mere contact doesn't mean anything. It's basically the same rule as a kick ball in basketball.
And which two calls did you watch? Two from the Panama game? Because only one of those was bad. The other bad call happened in the quarter finals game.
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Panama and Costa Rica are demanding a join investigation into the officiating of both games.
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Got it. That does seem crazy, then.
I only watched the Panama recap, haven't seen the CR clip.
I only watched the Panama recap, haven't seen the CR clip.
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Panama call
Torres was either tripped up by or had his foot stepped on by the Mexican player right there (think it was Esquivel, I forget). Could/should have been a foul in Panama's favor.
Costa Rica call
Only thing I can think of to justify that call was that Miller's contact took away any chance Peralta had of challenging for the ball. It was a really soft call, all the more so considering that the ref missed other penalty shouts earlier in the game. I do honestly believe that it might've been a make-up call for this claim being denied earlier in extra-time, which would've been a legitimate penalty decision: https://vine.co/v/e6b2r3jvhD7
Torres was either tripped up by or had his foot stepped on by the Mexican player right there (think it was Esquivel, I forget). Could/should have been a foul in Panama's favor.
Costa Rica call
Only thing I can think of to justify that call was that Miller's contact took away any chance Peralta had of challenging for the ball. It was a really soft call, all the more so considering that the ref missed other penalty shouts earlier in the game. I do honestly believe that it might've been a make-up call for this claim being denied earlier in extra-time, which would've been a legitimate penalty decision: https://vine.co/v/e6b2r3jvhD7
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And if Luis Tejada gets a straight red for this, then Carlos Vela should've been gone long before that incident for this cheap shot on a corner: https://vine.co/v/e6Vh0jLxXEz. In my book, either both go or both stay for those incidents.
Oh, and go fuck yourself, Paul Aguilar: https://vine.co/v/e6VwmtDlbxb
Oh, and go fuck yourself, Paul Aguilar: https://vine.co/v/e6VwmtDlbxb
