US Soccer game

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

What a ******** call! I cannot believe they let Canada have a penalty kick in extra time just because it hit against it outside of one of our players arms. He wasn't trying to hit the ball

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ETA Canada had tried to just play defense all night The first time they had a shot on goal all night was that penalty kick.

 

[peewee.sixpack]

That was piss poor judgement by the defender. You see that **** in HS.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

That was piss poor judgement by the defender. You see that **** in HS.

I agree it pisses me off more. This is part of the rule of the game that I really don't understand. If it hits their hand or they're trying to stop the fly the ball with their arm it's one thing bouncing off their arm is another.

we're playing like crap too. The referee is stupid too.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Never mind the US soccer team is as ****** as it always is.

 

[FlotownDawg]

Never mind the US soccer team is as ****** as it always is.

This is like our C team. Hardly any of these guys would sniff the World Cup roster. The A team won the Nation’s League championship last month.

 

[TilloDwg]

GOAL !

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

If Vazquez is supposed to be the best player we have no wonder we have struggled. He has head problems. Looks like our goal keeper may save us.

 

[TilloDwg]

Played poor enough to lose, and didn't. Last 35 minutes were exciting.

 

[FlotownDawg]

Matt Turner is a beast. Amazing penalty kick stopper. He’s saved more than 40% of the penalty kicks he’s faced in his career. Normally, kickers make them at a 75-80% rate. We will always have an advantage in a penalty shootout with him in goal.

 

[dickiedawg]

What a ******** call! I cannot believe they let Canada have a penalty kick in extra time just because it hit against it outside of one of our players arms. He wasn't trying to hit the ball

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ETA Canada had tried to just play defense all night The first time they had a shot on goal all night was that penalty kick.

We were lucky not to have VAR grant them a penalty for the same thing at the end of the first half.

That game was absolutely bananas.

 

[patdog]

If Vazquez is supposed to be the best player we have no wonder we have struggled. He has head problems. Looks like our goal keeper may save us.

Nobody on the Gold Cup roster is a 1st team player other than Matt Turner. We played the #1 team in the Nations League semis and finals earlier this summer (won both) and are giving them a couple of weeks rest before their club team preseasons start. I've never heard of some of these guys, and I follow soccer.

 

[patdog]

Matt Turner is a beast. Amazing penalty kick stopper. He’s saved more than 40% of the penalty kicks he’s faced in his career. Normally, kickers make them at a 75-80% rate. We will always have an advantage in a penalty shootout with him in goal.

He needs to leave Arsenal though. He could start for most teams in any of the top European leagues. But he’ll never beat out Ramsdale.

 

[Podgy]

See ya, Canada. Anybody can make poutine.

 

[L4Dawg]

What a ******** call! I cannot believe they let Canada have a penalty kick in extra time just because it hit against it outside of one of our players arms. He wasn't trying to hit the ball

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ETA Canada had tried to just play defense all night The first time they had a shot on goal all night was that penalty kick.

I wasn't watching because I'm not a fan of international soccer. The way that rule is usually enforced is if the arm is away from the body it's called, no matter if there was intent or not. They sometimes give the defender a bit mor leeway if he is very, very close to the kicker.