Grenio wrote:
The 13 goals were fine - nicely done.
The celebrations - especially from goal #9 on - were cringe-worthy.
The real crime was the added 3 minutes. I heard that the ref has been referred to the International Criminal Court for a Geneva Convention violation. That was some heartless stuff right there...
The ref could have very easily added 5-6 minutes of stoppage time in the 2nd half but was actually nice to only add 3. You know how long it takes to reset after a goal? It always takes 30+ seconds at a minimum. 9 regulation goals (not counting Lloyd's in stoppage time) X 40 seconds = 6 minutes. Plus each team used their 3 subs, there were 4 stoppages for those subs in the 2nd half I believe.
You people making all these judgments about a sport you don't know and a game you obviously didn't watch are kind of frustrating. Also, Rapinoe being over the top on her celebration is kind of her thing. She's a very loud personality in a lot of ways, both on the field and her VERY vocal stances on all things LBGTQXZY. So that's just a normal day at the office for her. No one has mentioned that players like Alex Morgan were going around and having personal conversations with the Thai players after the game, obviously trying to inspire them and tell them not to give up on themselves was a nice thing.
If the US doesn't win the entire tournament, it's deemed a failure. If Thailand wins 1 game in the tourney, that's considered a success. The US doesn't improve or gain anything from a game where they only play hard for 30-45 minutes like most of you apparently wanted to see. End of rant.