Thank god it didn't go to ET, as that would have had a weather delay too. Nights like this are why we still support this club. It's why we're fans, period. It's why we'll continue to support this club even through all the off-field drama, the antagonizing CEO, and all of the other Bullshit this club puts the fans through. The Union are interesting if nothing else. Also, USOC matches at PPL are the best matches to go to. Something always happens be it crazy weather, controversial officiating, late drama, etc.
Completely missed this game because I found it a lot less interesting than the women's game last night, but glad they are through to the next round. This club, despite obvious deficiencies, does not fail lately at making things interesting in the USOC. It sure seems the only competition they find themselves still competing in this time of year.
Can anyone explain what was with Ayuk's goal celebration? And then totally ignoring Williams who (much to my chagrin) played pretty well and put in a helluva cross to Eric.
So here's the red card in slow motion. Sapong lightly flails his arm upon the sternum of the DC United player. Laughable. Mobile Friendly Version
He led with his elbow and made contact with the DCU players neck. Its not laughable, harsh sure, but there is very much justification for the red card. What's laughable is the bias and inability to see why it got called that way. Please see the USSF directive about "above the shoulder contact" that was issued for referees in 2009. https://www.massref.net/ussfdirectives/Contact_Above_the_Shoulder.pdf
What are you talking about? You can see white jersey above Sapong's arm. The appendage clearly landed on the DCU player's chest. And it landed with very minimal force primarily from the forearm, not the elbow. The media certainly thought it was a terrible call. Kinkead published a Vine...just read the replies. Not a single person anywhere, other than you and Bazakos, thinks its a red, close to a red, or even a yellow. A foul, maybe, Sapong did jump into him, but even that is questionable.
There is a reason that I don't post on here. I said it was harsh and I certainly don't think it deserved a red card, but I can see how the referee interpreted that action at full speed to be what he called. I guess they don't teach reading comprehension at WVU.
You didn't say any of that. You just said that he hit the man in the neck with his elbow. Which he didn't. I disagreed. You don't have to throw out an ad hominem about my college over it. If you think cause was there for the ref to hypothetically pull out the red card, great. I'll tell you that I think you are wrong, but I can agree to disagree. Whatever.
I'm pretty sure I said that....I'm pretty sure we both agree that it was a harsh decision and wasn't a red card.
In fairness to the referee, Sapong didn't need to hit the opponent in the neck. Going in like that elbow first can be enough, contact or not.
He is cup-tied to Carolina like Sylvestre as they both played in the RailHawks loss to Charlotte. He is a dual citizen so the USOC international player limit does not apply to him.
The funny thing is that I picked that term up from my junior high gym coach. Dude used to say it all the time...in a hilljack accent. It came out phonetically "Add humneem." He'd say it before insulting someone. "I ain't trying to ad hominem, but [insert insult]." Every kid in the school knew what "ad hominem" meant because we'd wonder WTF he was saying and look it up. WV public school system right there.
I wiki'd ad hominem and it really only applies when insulting someone as a means to win an argument. If you call someone a giant douchebag or an illiterate just because you feel like it, I don't think ad hominem applies. Now, if you tell me I'm wrong and it's because I'm an idiot, ad hominem may or may not apply depending on whether your own interpretation of ad hominem is correct or incorrect.