Asian Champions League 1 and 2 thread

[Hillbilly55]

What a result - WOW!

 

[grazorblade]

silly foul, hopefully not an important one, emphatic clearance

FULL TIME!

 

[SouthernMariner]

Damn, one last free kick.

 

[SouthernMariner]

Woooo Coefficient FC 4evar!!!

 

[TimmyCole]

Great Result

 

[TimmyCole]

Looked so much better with Nabbout on compared to Caputo.

 

[NoMates]

Dont even know why they had the ref check for handball and then the goal over the line

 

[grazorblade]

Wow, how's your heart

I know we don't have p&r, but between the finals, the roos, the acl, the championship and the oz cup we do get to experience the drama of football don't we. Brilliant!

 

[grazorblade]

Dont even know why they had the ref check for handball and then the goal over the line

my guess is it was a penalty and a goal and the ref was confused what the rules were since the pen came first

 

[NoMates]

VAR paid off not to give the goal. a bit suspect asking the ref to decide

 

[SouthernMariner]

Gritty performance from the City kids against a plethora of seasoned internationals. Deserved that after the heartbreak against Kobe.

 

[Keeper66]

my guess is it was a penalty and a goal and the ref was confused what the rules were since the pen came first

That’s never the case, advantage is played and the goal overrides a potential penalty. This is the case even when there is no VAR.

So I’ve got no idea why the long delay, apart from incompetency on the part of the VAR officials.

 

[grazorblade]

City now 5th with the hardest part of the acl done. Real chance here. Probably need 5 more points from 4 games

 

[Hillbilly55]

City now 5th with the hardest part of the acl done. Real chance here. Probably need 5 more points from 4 games

Depending on the other games could still be 5th after all round 4 games. Worst the would be 6th.

 

[grazorblade]

That’s never the case, advantage is played and the goal overrides a potential penalty. This is the case even when there is no VAR.

So I’ve got no idea why the long delay, apart from incompetency on the part of the VAR officials.

yeah but maybe the var guy didn't know the rules?

 

[Keeper66]

yeah but maybe the var guy didn't know the rules?

A FIFA panelled referee (or at least someone at the top level in whatever country they are from) who doesn’t know the laws of the game? If that’s the case then AFC refereeing is a bigger basket case than I thought.

 

[grazorblade]

A FIFA panelled referee (or at least someone at the top level in whatever country they are from) who doesn’t know the laws of the game? If that’s the case then AFC refereeing is a bigger basket case than I thought.

I mean I'm credentialled to drive a car but forget the occasional obscure rule

how many times do you see a handball then a goal?

 

[Keeper66]

I mean I'm credentialled to drive a car but forget the occasional obscure rule

how many times do you see a handball then a goal?

It’s not an obscure rule. It’s called playing the advantage. It happens quite a few times every game.

Think about it - if the ball had clearly gone in by hitting the back of the net, no referee at this level (and I include VAR in that group) is going to be pulling the game back to give a penalty.

 

[grazorblade]

It’s not an obscure rule. It’s called playing the advantage. It happens quite a few times every game.

Think about it - if the ball had clearly gone in by hitting the back of the net, no referee at this level (and I include VAR in that group) is going to be pulling the game back to give a penalty.

fair enough

I suppose the alternative is even less flattering though, that it took 6 minutes to tell it crossed the line

 

[Keeper66]

fair enough

I suppose the alternative is even less flattering though, that it took 6 minutes to tell it crossed the line

Yes, the fact that it took them 6 minutes to give the goal is ridiculous. As I said before, it doesn’t make AFC refereeing standards look that great.