Analysis: USA-SVN - Coulibaly (MLI)

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  1. MassachusettsRef

    MassachusettsRef Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 30, 2001
    Washington, DC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Decent penalty shout for the off-the-ball contact on Dempsey right after...

    And then the caution in the 72nd minute looked worse than that from the one, abbreviated replay we saw.

    I will say, despite the fact that I screamed "RED!" on the Altidore foul... he got it right and yellow was the proper call.
     
  2. OMGFigo

    OMGFigo Member

    Jun 19, 2006
    SoCal
    ITA. Frustrating.
     
  3. AcesHigh

    AcesHigh Member+

    Nov 30, 2005
    Novo Hamburgo
    Club:
    Gremio Porto Alegre
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    as for everything else, terrible referee. But expected. He is from MALI. I mean... how much opportunity such a guy has to referee big important matches? How big is the Mali local league?:rolleyes:
     
  4. MassachusettsRef

    MassachusettsRef Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 30, 2001
    Washington, DC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Coulibaly has proven himself incredibly adept at inventing infringements against the attacking side in the penalty area.
     
  5. spectre013

    spectre013 Member

    Sep 5, 2007
    Colorado
    I know you can find a reason to call the forwards in the box on almost any ball in but really almost every time the US has a ball in to the PA the officials is calling some strange things.
     
  6. Ref Flunkie

    Ref Flunkie Member

    Oct 3, 2003
    New Hudson, MI
    Agreed, just saw the replay. Nothing obvious about it.
     
  7. spectre013

    spectre013 Member

    Sep 5, 2007
    Colorado
    WOW, umm that is about the only world I have for that
     
  8. Elizondo

    Elizondo Member

    Jul 6, 2009
    USA
    What the hell was that?
     
  9. MassachusettsRef

    MassachusettsRef Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 30, 2001
    Washington, DC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I wish I wasn't right about this...
     
  10. Ref Flunkie

    Ref Flunkie Member

    Oct 3, 2003
    New Hudson, MI
    Damn, I need replays of this stuff!!
     
  11. nsa

    nsa Member+

    New England Revolution
    United States
    Feb 22, 1999
    Notboston, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    86': Wow. How can you deny that goal? Nothing there given the tenor of the match.
     
  12. perspixx

    perspixx Member

    Oct 20, 2005
    Temecula, Calif.
    So was that a bad call... or the worst call ever?
     
  13. KMJvet

    KMJvet BigSoccer Supporter

    May 26, 2001
    Quake Country
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Horrible, horrible officiating.
     
  14. OMGFigo

    OMGFigo Member

    Jun 19, 2006
    SoCal
    I don't understand... I didn't see offside, everyone's holding everyone, play the advantage and allow the goal. What am I missing... then blatant Slovenia shove from behind .... no call? I have to be missing something....
     
  15. Elizondo

    Elizondo Member

    Jul 6, 2009
    USA
    Pure fiction. Bradley is receiving a bear hug in the penalty area, USA scores and because there's some contact, it's clearly a DFK for the defense. He's been doing this all game long.
     
  16. taocpa

    taocpa Member

    Mar 12, 2005
    Bowie, MD USA
    We were robbed.
     
  17. OMGFigo

    OMGFigo Member

    Jun 19, 2006
    SoCal
    I just don't understand it... I just don't.
     
  18. taocpa

    taocpa Member

    Mar 12, 2005
    Bowie, MD USA
    The one receiving the bear hug was Bradley. Watch the replay. It was a bad call, just like the Findley yellow.

    This referee just is having a bad game.
     
  19. GlennAA11

    GlennAA11 Member+

    Jun 12, 2001
    Arlington, VA
    hopefully this is the end of this guy's WC. Just mysterious.
     
  20. spectre013

    spectre013 Member

    Sep 5, 2007
    Colorado
    That was an absolutely horrible call at this level.
     
  21. Alberto

    Alberto Member+

    Feb 28, 2000
    Northern, New Jersey
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My God! The level of incompetence and failure to sanction is amazing. Whistle for offside for a player that is clearly on side! Miss two bear hugs one of them a wrestling take down on the same play. Truly amazing.
     
  22. Elizondo

    Elizondo Member

    Jul 6, 2009
    USA
    This will be a test of American character in the post game comments. So far under the Bradley reign I have been impressed with how this team has suffered disappointments with grace and style. Let's hope it continues here.
     
  23. Alberto

    Alberto Member+

    Feb 28, 2000
    Northern, New Jersey
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    As an American I'm outraged. As a referee I am stunned at the level of incompetence. There were a number of wrong decisions and some truly bizzare decisions too.
     
  24. vetshak

    vetshak Member+

    May 26, 2009
    Minnesota
    As a fan, I am angry. As a referee, I am embarrassed. What we just watched was a failure of our profession on every level.
     
  25. Caesar

    Caesar Moderator
    Staff Member

    Mar 3, 2004
    Oztraya
    Arguably the best referee at this tournament so far was from Uzbekistan.
     

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