Analysis: POR-BRA - Archundia (MEX)

Re: Analysis: Archundia (MEX)

Playing to not be on Spain's side of the draw. Should be good.

 

Can anyone explain how Archundia got a Canadian AR (I know they have been together for a while)? Seems a bit odd and limiting for their assignments in CONCACAF having members from 2 of the top 8 teams.

 

they have been together as a team for years. Not sure how it came about in the first place.

Now, explain how he cautions Fabiano for the late challenge, but then restarts with a dropped ball. Even if he was playing advantage no advantage happened when everyone just stopped and he had to halt play. Why wouldn't you restart with a DFK there?

 

That was an odd series of events.


Archundia signals for advantage after a reckless challenge by Luis Fabiano, but Portugal doesn't seem interested in it.

He ends up stopping play and shows the yellow.

He restarts play with a dropped ball.

WTF?

I guess he decided he had stopped play for the possible injury to the Portuguese player?

 

Yeah, my guess is he felt he had waited too long to call the foul after having played advantage.

EDIT: Wow on that handling at midfield, seemed like a possible red to me

 

Good card for simulation. That was shameless.

Not sure about the handling at midfield though. Red?

 

Bravo Archundia for the yellow on Portugal for simulation! These guys always get away with it.

 

And then I think a good yellow for simulation in the box. Certainly an eventful first half for the referee, but I think he has been right on these key decisions.

 

Well deserved yellow to Tiago for diving looking for a PK

 

He wasn't stopping for misconduct though (that was the original foul with advantage), but instead stopped for the "injury" to Portugal, at which point he handed out the caution for the foul that he played advantage on. Seemed odd but I think it makes sense.

 

Love the diving caution. I think the one on Portugal #5 was for putting his hand on Archundia's back.

I don't see how you could give a red on the handling at midfield. Far from goal, the Portuguese player didn't even have possession of the ball. It's likely he was going to run onto it and take control, but not necessarily certain. 50+ yards from goal as well... Caution seemed right to me.

The cautions are piling up now

 

This game is going to get ugggggly in the second half. That was a nasty foul

 

As you say this, out comes yellow #6

 

I see no way at all that this game is going to end up with 22 players.

 

I think he has proven in the past that he has no problem doing what he needs to do.

 

#7

Is this going to be Portugal Netherlands all over again?

 

Ref lost control of the match a LONG TIME ago. He is giving yellows to Brazil only when he has no other choice but to give it, but is giving yellows to Portugal for anything. What he should do to regain control is give a red card. The Brazilian player that got subbed out should've received it. 2 very hard fould in a minute. And Dunga knew it. That's why he subbed him out. The call on the hand ball was correct. A red is too harsh at that distance. And the yellow for diving was incorrect, as there was some contact. I don't know if it was a penalty or not, but there was a small push

 

That last yellow was the iffiest of the seven, but really...they're not playing soccer out there so far.

 

Geez, are the players aware of the yellow card accumulation rule?

Not sure how many of them already had yellows before the game, but the 7 yellow cards has not been a deterrent to either team so far.

According to the LOTG, Archundia's caution for the hand ball was a correct, but when a player has an opportunity for a 1 vs 1 and a guy sticks his arm up in the "salute" position to purposely knock down the ball with his hand, I'd like to see a red on that.