I think we the viewers had a much better angle on that play than did either the near-side AR or CR. At speed from the initial angle, I was "hey, was that...?" but when the alternate angle came on it was very evident. Maybe fault of position on missing the call, but otherwise I think she's done well.
Wow. Double wow. Just saw the replay. Cynical. Intentional. Deliberate. They got away with one. Plus I'm not so sure Abby didn't mean to hit the Japanese player " from behind"
I'm in agreement with Mr. Perfectnot...if the referee did call the pk why further sanction with a yellow card. I call this double jeopardy. Can't have double jeopardy in the United States. I think should also apply in other areas.
It appears that the feed is off by a minute. Grant Wahl had already announced the Japanese goal on Twitter.
There's no way the AR would have been looking anywhere near there. I think the referee's position was the problem. She needed to be a couple of steps to her left.
These are the times that try ref's souls..... This is when you want to ref - late in a good match, energy and focus are what you need - teams are working so hard - LOVE THIS!
Gotta say, that's a week call and card against Wambach. But, won't make much difference since it's the 90th minute.
Clearly one or two decisions where replay might differ. But that happens an awfully lot, even to the very best. Bottom line, if you asked any of the players or coaches, from either team, I think whey would be very happy to have Steinhaus on their next game. Good presence. Good rapport. Very prolished.
Intentional handball is a YC as far as I know. In La Liga they actually give YC for unintentional as well ... which IMO is BS.
But it really does reinforce the "commission vs. omission" thing. Steinhaus does not call a deliberate handling penalty kick that every single referee who has seen it on here so far has said needed to be called. It's a game-critical call that would have resulted, in 85% of cases, in a tied game. It affected the course of the game and very possibly the result. Yet you're right with everything you've said, I think. Call a phantom handball that results in a PK and a goal, however, and there's no redeeming yourself the rest of the match. Not sure if there is a lesson in that or if it's just a reminder that people's expectations are often out of whack. Or it might even be that people subconsciously think a penalty kick is too draconian of a punishment for certain fouls (even when they acknowledge it's the correct punishment per the Laws), so they excuse an occasional miss like this one. Bottom line, strong game from Steinhaus overall. But it did have one big flaw (possibly two, but the second penalty possibility rarely gets called right now and often gets missed).
When a goalie takes down a player in the box, and he is the last man it's typically a red card (and the PK of course). Same with a defender. I am not saying it's fair, it's just the rule.
The handling incident was a clear miss but the communication between her and the players is very good and clear of what she expects out of them.
I would have to disagree that handling is an automatic caution. Unintentional (I know we don't like the word unintentional, but undeliberate just doesn't sound right ) handling is not even an offense, let alone a yellow card.
Handling is not an automatic caution. Can it be cautioned, also? Yes. Must it be a caution? No. In this instance, I think the PK would have been correct and a caution would be unwarranted.
How did you get from a desired caution for a handling offense to a takedown, ejection and PK? Not seeing the connection.
All in all, I would say a good job by the officiating crew. With the exception of the missed handling off the free kick, the crew did well.
She is world class. If she didn't see handling, she didn't see it; can only fault positioning (maybe since you cannot be everywhere at once).