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  2. 2.

    eclare

    Same with the crowd, glad the stadium looks full. Wonder how many are there just to see Messi.

  4. 4.

    ThresherK

    Ouch! I’ve never seen anyone hit the woodwork that hard. I know he’s down but I can imagine much worse.

  5. 5.

    Punchy

    Watching without volume…what the fuck was the red for? We cant figgy that out….he turned back….why red?

  7. 7.

    eclare

    @Punchy: FIFA guy in the booth said something similar. Didn’t look like a red to me, but I don’t watch much.

    ETA: friend of mine who does watch a lot said it is because they are all targeting Messi, and the first one was bad. That makes sense.

  8. 8.

    BillCinSD

    @eclare: It was a horrible call, Diaz pulled out of the challenge and Messi jumped onto Diaz and then fell down and signaled the ref should card the defender. I’m not sure it was even a foul, let alone a yellow.

    Evidently Messi has been taking Ronaldo lessons

  9. 9.

    Wyrm1

    Horrible call but there was no chance Messi isn’t going to get whatever call he wants

  12. 12.

    ThresherK

    What are the fewest players one can have on the field to legally continue? If one team gets down to 7, do they forfeit?

  13. 13.

    BillCinSD

    @eclare: a. there should be no such thing, b. I don’t think this would have been a case anyway. You can call a foul without a yellow.

    Rojo gets a straight red, which probably was not a good call either. The ref is kind of out of his league

  15. 15.

    Calliope Jane

    “The ref is making it about himself today” that’s what it looks like from my inexperienced eyes. Two reds in the first half?

  17. 17.

    pseudonymous in nc

    9-8 final score. I mean, players on the pitch.

    Ref is like a shitty Collina impersonator.

  18. 18.

    philadelphialawyer

    Shut up Messi. You got a guy sent off for nothing, and now you fully earned your diving yellow card. You’re the best player in the world, you don’t need to play act. You have a full half to win.

  20. 20.

    pseudonymous in nc

    Good point from FS1 analyst Aly Wagner that MetLife Stadium, being designed primarily for handegg, is narrower than the teams are used to — it’s FIFA-legal, but it’s not FIFA-recommended. I think other stadiums built with dual-purpose in mind can be FIFA-recommended.

  22. 22.

    ThresherK (GPad)

    @pseudonymous in nc: Gawd, it’s like the CFL USA expansion all over again, cramming fields where they don’t quite fit.

    Well, except people are turning out to watch this. We’ll always have the Shreveport Pirates.

  23. 23.

    Wyrm1

    The red Messi drew was horrible but the second red was probably worse. Ref is losing this one

  26. 26.

    ThresherK (GPad)

    @raven: Wow. That’s the kind of thing I already should have known. I can’t take my eyes off the door 3 feet beyond the endline, either. (Not that the ivy’s a lot of cushion.)

  27. 27.

    raven

    @ThresherK (GPad): Mr Wrigley and George Halas had an agreement on rent and concessions that last that 50 years. They sealed it with a handshake.

    ETA The Illini and Northwestern played there and didn’t know until just before the game. They tried to solve it by changing the direction of the offense to go toward the correct sized endzone but it didn’t help if there was a defensive TD!

  28. 28.

    pseudonymous in nc

    A bit quiet, but they’re also definitely a bit off in terms of positioning. I’m sure they also remember the injury to Lavezzi who broke his elbow going over the ad board. That was at Houston, at the Texans’ stadium.

    That’s the big problem that the US faces when it bids for the World Cup: lots of high-capacity stadiums, but not ideally specced.

  31. 31.

    Bostonian

    Dude likes his cards. But players seem to like getting in his face. Wonder if there’s a connection.

  34. 34.

    Tripod

    The Chicago Sting played in Wrigley, and they’ve had some international friendlies there as well. Narrow pitches (and probably not unrelated persistent infringement) are CONCACAF staples.

  35. 35.

    raven

    Well shit, I’m gonna catch the end in the morning. Remind me to stay away from this blog!

  41. 41.

    Wyrm1

    @BillCinSD:

    Because the ref doesn’t want to send anyone off, so he’s going to ignore anything that would do that.

    How about those saves in both directions.

  42. 42.

    BillCinSD

    @Wyrm1: I didn’t think Funes Mori had a yellow, it was still a nasty challenge.

    eta: the saves were top notch. Sanchez was pretty much done by the time he came off

  47. 47.

    pseudonymous in nc

    Looking a bit weary now. Set pieces or mistakes in the last 5 min, or pens.

  48. 48.

    Wyrm1

    This has been pretty awesome overall. Shame about the two red cards (I saw somewhere else that there was a kickout by the Argentine player on the second red, if so it wasn’t as bad).

  49. 49.

    BillCinSD

    Chile playing for penalties and get there. I wonder if the coaches forgot they had the extra sub?

  52. 52.

    BillCinSD

    Castillo with the unsaveable rocket, good for his 5th cap, Mascherano does the same

  54. 54.

    BillCinSD

    save by Bravo on Biglia, one make for Chile to win two in a row … and Silva does it

  55. 55.

    SRW1

    Another stepping stone in Messi’s unfulfilled national team career. Maybe they can console him with a finals MotM trophy.

  59. 59.

    Mart

    We need the return of the hand of God. Messi is almost, but not completely, enough on his own.

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