Completely disagree patdog. Balogun was off balance trying to right himself and it was an accidental contact. He had no malice. This ref has a history of being a diva not to mention being implicated in Serie A scandal. He may have altered the odds of us advancing on that call. And besides...
I was at the game. The ref absolutely sucked donkey b a l l s. Literal trash job on his part. US showed a lot of heart and grit when they went down to 10. The set piece to go up 2-0 was solid gold. I told the people around me don’t get cute with it just shoot right at the goal and he did.
Using targeting as a defense is certainly a take. And of course it appears Kamario had surgery so there’s that also. Again, not illegal. But he didn’t have to go at his knees/lower legs especially at the point in the game when they had secured the victory. If he were worried about Kamario...