Video: The Controversial RSL Penalties
Yesterday, Vancouver extended Real Salt Lake’s losing streak to four games with a 3-0 win at BC Place. However, the talk of the match were two penalties called on RSL, one of which led to a red card for Collen Warner, both for handball. The first led to Real Salt Lake going down to ten men and falling behind 1-0, the second added a second goal for the ‘Caps.
The videos of both calls are below. So what do you think? Red card on the first goal? Penalty for either? Your be the judge (h/t to Steven Goff for posting videos)
First penalty
Second penalty
8 Responses to Video: The Controversial RSL Penalties
Neither one was a penalty. It was not awful refereeing, just quick
incidents that replay showed to be not what they originally looked
like. We should have replay for goals, penalties, and red cards. It
could be done quickly, and, if limited to those three situations,
not too disruptive to the game. On other thing, the Vancouver
player who asked for the first penalty should be suspended for one
game; he is either a liar or just whiner- either way he is a cheat.
Very difficult calls, it’s hardly egregiously poor officiating.
Rather it’s just a case of over-officiating. I actually think the
second is a hand ball (he could have moved his arm, he left it
there thus it’s hand-to-ball), but it probably shouldn’t be called
because of the circumstances.
It was a hand ball exactly like the one Alex Prus called on
Alhassan in New York. Which is to say, not a hand ball at all.
Second call was a bit over zelous call, yes it changed the
direction of the ball, but it took a bad bounce of his chest. first
call was spot on, not so much for the hand ball cause it was a
shoulder deflection but if you watch it closly he had 2 arms
wrapped around the striker in a bear huge going to the ground..
definetly deserved the red card and pk.
Pshh RSL are a bunch of cheaters this couldn’t have happened to a
more deserving lot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7mA-bMl3uo
Diving and cheating teams who weren’t penalized by the referee
should be fined. The MLS should pioneer the anti-diving/cheating
habit other leagues in the world see as the norm (e.g Italy,
Spain).
diving and simulation isn’t exclusive to football. you see it
elsewhere in professional sports and it’s used to give your team an
advantage or to give the ref a littler extra nudge when you think
you’ve been fouled. if the league wants to make an impact, they
should fine players in retrospect for simulating where it effects
the outcome of the match (ie: diving for a penalty, diving for a
red, etc). for things like this, it’s up to the discretion of the
ref and his linesman. @ Tom: suspending players for whining or
lying? come on mate, this isn’t elementary school. the ref made the
call. it’s up to him to listen to his linesman for a second opinon
and no one else, if he doesn’t like what he’s hearing from a
player, card em for dissent.
Neither one were handballs. Just like most fans, most referees do
not understand the rule. There was no actual handball on the first
and no intent or effort to contact the ball on the 2nd. The player
has NO obligation to get their arm out of the way when the ball
quickly is hit at them. They are allowed to hold their hand and
arms in a natural position.