Thread: World Cup!!
View Single Post
(#129 (permalink))
Old
Aniki's Avatar
Aniki (Offline)
JF's Road Roller
 
Posts: 1,232
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Europe
06-27-2010, 11:41 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronin4hire View Post
The US played well. But I dont think that you can put the US failure at the hands of the goalkeeper of Ghana. If I remember correctly Ghana also had many oppurtunities to score that didnt materialize into points.
Actually I can. Like I said, Ghana's defense was so bad that American's had several chances to score when they were one one with the goalkeeper and lost those chances, not because the shots were bad but because the goalie played well in those situations. There even was a time when one of the defenders almost scored own goal if the goalie didn't react quickly.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronin4hire View Post
Also the US penalty was unfair in my opinion. The tackle caught the ball first and then the player. So in fact the score should have been 1-0 after 90 minutes in my opinion.
It looks perfectly clear when you're sitting next to a TV watching a slow replay. But when you're a referee on the field everything looks different from another angle. It was a tough call for him.
Reply With Quote