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Post by Soccerhouse on Mar 21, 2014 8:38:32 GMT -5
have to say, i didn't know what i was going to be watching when i started this clip...
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Post by spectator on Mar 21, 2014 8:47:59 GMT -5
WOW. The first goal just looked like a goalie error -unfortunate but it happens. I don't get the rationale of the referee not just calling back the first goal and re-kicking. I've seen some really weird calls by referees since my daughter started playing soccer - never once seen a 'mercy' goal given to a team after a bloop goal was scored on them.
Odd! Based on the fan reaction, it didn't seem like anyone was super outraged by the call - where was that game played - we need to import some of those sedate fans for our games here LOL.
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Post by Soccerhouse on Mar 21, 2014 9:02:35 GMT -5
ftw.usatoday.com/2014/03/soccer-game-italian-serie-d-sportmanship/It was a low-league game, but the sportsmanship in this game was top notch. (Even if some of the players looked a little perturbed.) The above happened in a Serie D (fourth division) football match in Italy played between A.S.D. Fersina Perginese and Dro, in a crucial relegation match. Here’s what happened. A player for Fersina Perginese was injured, so Dro kicked the ball out of bounds to allow him to get treatment. As is customary in soccer, Fersina then threw the ball in and gave the ball back to Dro’s goalkeeper. Then Dro’s goalkeeper did the unthinkable, and let the simple back pass slip through his fingers and go in the net. The goal had to stand, but everyone there knew it wasn’t really a goal. Fersina was trying to give the ball back to the keeper. So, they did something stunning: they allowed a Dro player to dribble down the field, untouched, and kick the ball in their net. The game finished 3-3, so Fersina sacrificed the win, but sportsmanship was the big winner on this day.
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Post by rifle on Mar 23, 2014 7:45:40 GMT -5
WOW. The first goal just looked like a goalie error -unfortunate but it happens. I don't get the rationale of the referee not just calling back the first goal and re-kicking. I've seen some really weird calls by referees since my daughter started playing soccer - never once seen a 'mercy' goal given to a team after a bloop goal was scored on them. Odd! Based on the fan reaction, it didn't seem like anyone was super outraged by the call - where was that game played - we need to import some of those sedate fans for our games here LOL. Google "soccer" & +"fair play". There are many examples. This one is the first I've seen where a goal was conceded to make up for something at the other end. |
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