Jamaica was good at the start and end of that half. Hopefully they get more consistent in the second.
We didn't even get a replay at NSF. We're not getting at least 80% of the replays and when they do show them they're two minutes after the play.
FIFA has just announced that Mexico has been preemptively awarded a penalty kick to be taken in tonight's match against Uruguay. #FIFACorrupta
Better than that Sorry, but that was a red card. He's lucky that he didn't brake his ankle with that tackle. Yes he got the ball first, but studs up on his ankle is a red card.
Yes it was a 50/50 ball, but you have to be in control of your tackle. Venezuela was lucky that he doesn't have a broken ankle on that tackle.
Not what we wanted, but I think they can jump back. Maybe Venezuela can upset Mexico (that would be fun).
Anyone taking the 636 metra electric from 18th street want to bring me starbucks It was a decent game. Can't complain for the price most certainly. I can complain about security taking my water and making me pay $10 for coors light. The view is certainly better than a Bridge
Well ultimately the claimed attendence was 25,000ish but in a 60,000 plus stadium it looked empty as hell. Naturally we moved up without trouble but ate the cost of the 6th ticket. Referee was horrible and that was no red card offense! Pitch looked horrible and slow. Expect the same slow pitch for USA on Tuesday. I mean the ball was just dying on passes and through balls. Jamaica hit wood work twice and should have had a peno in the opening minutes. Proof; dude got ball first. Not a red card. Hghlights
Sometimes people get hurt on 50/50 balls. It's a free ball for the taking and it's a contact sport. No malicious intent to harm the other guy so yellow at very worst. The referee decided the outcome with his shitty calls.
Finally I see a replay of that play and WOW is that a horrible call! He clearly got the ball first and it almost seems like it was the Venezuelan player fouled him. Although, if you watch it in real time it does look like a dangerous play, but the referee didn't even use best judgement for the situation. If you call a foul, that's a yellow judging on a no-zoom, real-time scenario. Idiot ref. Didn't even give Muhammad Ali more than 3 seconds of silence, but stopped the game for a cameraman (and didn't add it to extra time)
FYP When we found out the officiating crew was all Peruvian we looked at each other and simultaneously declared Jamaica was screwed.
It was not a studs up tackle. The guy was kicking the ball and as he was coming down the Venezuela player put his leg in the same place the Jamaican player was about to put his leg. If you watch the play the Venezuela player had his leg in every bit of a "studs up" position as the Jamaican but doesn't get to the ball first. Again, there is no malicious INTENT which for me doesn't deserve to be a red nor does it warrant changing the outcome of the match (which it most probably did).
Slicing and dicing Law 12-Fouls and Misconduct One could argue there was careless or reckless or use of excessive force however is it not the Jamaican's job to clear the ball from his defensive zone? He did that and the Venezuelan was the careless and reckless participant. If you were to cross the street without looking first and get hit by a car is it the driver's fault or yours? There was nothing UNSPORTING about the tackle, it was not VIOLENT CONDUCT nor was he DENYING AN OBVIOUS GOAL SCORING OPPORTUNITY. The Venezuelan made it DANGEROUS, not the Jamaican. I will just never agree with you about this. Furthermore Law 12 states that, "a player who plays in a reckless manner shall be cautioned." = Yellow card. So if it was a reckless clearance/tackle it was a yellow caution worthy circumstance. A player using "Excessive Force" shall be sent off. I don't feel he used excessive force to kick the ball. It was basically an unfortunate collision of two players so to me is not worthy of applying the "Excessive Force" clause of law 12, thus not a Red Card. It's all right there in the Laws of the Game.
I see it like how they call high stick in hockey. If it is during the natural follow through of a shot and the stick makes contact with an opposing players head, it is NOT a penalty.
incorrect. it wasn't even a tackle. He just kicked the ball and followed through. I understand what it looked like to the ref and why he made the mistake, but it was simply a bad call. That's not even a foul.
Well if anything the laws of the game have been proven to be more like the Pirates Code where they are more like guidelines then actual rules. From my $6 seat it looked like 2 players both playing a 50/50 ball and unfortunately timed it wrong. It was probably yellow worthy but I doubt red. But who am I but a person who decided to get his vitamin D the natural way?
Completely irrelevant. It's the job of the opponent to keep it there. The defender is responsible for his follow through.