OTOFINAL 2: USA - Ghana [R]
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From: jvazquez on 27 Jun 2010 06:26 On 27 jun, 06:14, jvazq...(a)semavenca.com wrote: > Penalty on USA: > > It's just me or did anyone notice that the Ghanaian defender gets > first to the ball? > > At first sight I thought it was a penalty correctly called. > > On the replay from a different angle it seems no-penalty to me. I > would like to see the replay again. Any pointer? http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/highlights/video/video=1260909/index.html At 1:10 looks like the defender slightly touches the ball. I might be wrong, though. JV
From: Sid on 27 Jun 2010 09:49 * jvazquez(a)semavenca.com [2010-06-27 05:14] [rec.sport.soccer]: > > Penalty on USA: > > It's just me or did anyone notice that the Ghanaian defender gets > first to the ball? > > At first sight I thought it was a penalty correctly called. > > On the replay from a different angle it seems no-penalty to me. I > would like to see the replay again. Any pointer? I thought so as well and was going to post here. But, I rewound and watched the foul a few times on my TV after the game ended. If you see the replay from the goal line, it does look like the Mensah gets the ball, but on the close up view you can see that actually the ball is already ahead of his foot (same line, but closer to the viewer). So, it appears that he touched the ball, but he missed it completely. > As for the two Ghana goals, they were out of pure power. Dunno how to > counter those. Boateng's grasscutter was the more stoppable of the two. It was Howard's near post, it's always difficult getting down that quickly, but he could have stopped it. Gyan's was the kind you have to stop with your face. Awesome goals, both of them. Sid -- 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 remove the espam bits to mail
From: Bruce D. Scott on 27 Jun 2010 10:16
jvazquez(a)semavenca.com wrote: : Penalty on USA: : It's just me or did anyone notice that the Ghanaian defender gets : first to the ball? : At first sight I thought it was a penalty correctly called. : On the replay from a different angle it seems no-penalty to me. I : would like to see the replay again. Any pointer? I thought so too, but the canera angle which appears to show the Ghana player gets the ball has to be watched again (ESPN showed it in the standard high resolution)... the defender actually does miss the ball. : As for the two Ghana goals, they were out of pure power. Dunno how to : counter those. The situation leading up to them was the key. A giveaway while going forward exposes you 1-1... and on the first goal Howard was out of position... sort of like the first goal in the Man U - Bayern second leg this season. The guy just marched in and took a shot without hindrance, and the goalie was 1 or 2 steps falsely positioned. -- ciao, Bruce drift wave turbulence: http://www.rzg.mpg.de/~bds/ |