Red card was borderline but probably legitimate, although Vela should have gotten one in the 5th for elbowing a Panamanian player. The handball call was bullshit, but Mexico is going through come hell or high water.
@Bill Murray: same story as with the CR game. A last minute penalty to give the Mexicans a win. Even the very pro mexican narration in Univision were horrified by what happened. They were calling on the Mexican player to lose the penalty on purpose for justice’s sake.
I guess we know why El Chapo broke out when he broke out.
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Bill Murray
Yeah that penalty call was really terrible. Where was the bad call for the US, damn it? We didn’t deserve the win either but would have guaranteed better TV ratings.
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Bill Murray
@Valdivia: Mexico only got to go to extra time with the penalty. If it goes to PKs I expect if Pineda makes a save for Panama he will get called for leaving his line early.
Valdivia
Panama all the way. Still fuming over the CR-Mexico game.
Keith P.
I guess that I, too, will be rubbing one out for Panama.
ruemara
We won against the USA? Go team Jamaica!
Bill Murray
was the Panamanian red card fairly well deserved?
Valdivia
Now no one can say that the Mexicans are not being helped to the final. Horrible horrible officiating in this game. Corruption killing the game.
Randinho
Evidently CONCACAF wants a USA v Mexico playoff.
Wyrm1
Red card was borderline but probably legitimate, although Vela should have gotten one in the 5th for elbowing a Panamanian player. The handball call was bullshit, but Mexico is going through come hell or high water.
Randinho
Look at the ref’s Wikipedia entry. It was edited a minute ago: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Geiger
Valdivia
@Bill Murray: same story as with the CR game. A last minute penalty to give the Mexicans a win. Even the very pro mexican narration in Univision were horrified by what happened. They were calling on the Mexican player to lose the penalty on purpose for justice’s sake.
@Randinho: lol.
Randinho
I guess we know why El Chapo broke out when he broke out.
Bill Murray
Yeah that penalty call was really terrible. Where was the bad call for the US, damn it? We didn’t deserve the win either but would have guaranteed better TV ratings.
Bill Murray
@Valdivia: Mexico only got to go to extra time with the penalty. If it goes to PKs I expect if Pineda makes a save for Panama he will get called for leaving his line early.
Valdivia
Twitter tells me the game is actually Panama 1, the ref 1, Mexico 0
@Bill Murray: yep, at this point I expect them to do another bad call for an extra penalty at the end so they don’t have to do the 5 penalty kicks.
Valdivia
and there it is.
Randinho
They have locked Mark Geiger’s Wikipedia page now.
Valdivia
@Randinho: Too bad, it was perfect.
Wyrm1
The second PK was correctly called I think, but I’d be pretty embarrassed to call it after the first one.
Sergio
Mexico baby
Sergio
A win is a win no matter how u win
pseudonymous in nc
Well, that was a shitshow, right down to the fat Georgia Dome security goons escorting the referee off the pitch.
Let’s see who’s refereeing the final. The Jamaican team knows that a single goal is not enough to win against a bullshit penalty and a bent ref.
Valdivia
Check out the picture of the Panama team after the game. Their sign says Concacaf corrupt and thieves. Too right.
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