Another phantom goal

GLaDOS

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/19012010/58/bundesliga-fsv-frankfurt-stage-phantom-goal-competition.html

Frankfurt were 4-0 down to Duisburg when a Duisburg player chipped the keeper, hit the bar and the ball promptly bounced back, away from the goal. The ref then awarded the goal. At least it didn't effect the result

gimmick

Crazy stuff. A full one metre it bounced away from the cross bar.

yahoo_moe

Seriously, who runs off celebrating and lets the referee give you that?

You're 4-0 up - show some cop-on and tell the ref it wasn't a goal.

IvySlayer

Referee should be suspended. Shocking decision.

starbelgrade

They're playing the new FIFA rules - hit the woodwork & it counts as a goal.

PCPhoto

thats just .......

I mean honestly ....... I'm waiting on a chant of "the referee needs glasses" ...in German ! (but with subtitles)

starbelgrade

PCPhoto wrote: »

thats just .......

I mean honestly ....... I'm waiting on a chant of "the referee needs glasses" ...in German ! (but with subtitles)

Shouldz huv gonze to Spexzaviers.

GLaDOS

IvySlayer wrote: »

Referee should be suspended. Shocking decision.

Linesman definitely should have seen it if the ref didn't

starbelgrade

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Linesman definitely should have seen it if the ref didn't

Who is Linseman? The ref's assistant? Never heard of him.

IvySlayer

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Linesman definitely should have seen it if the ref didn't

I'm trying to see did the ref actually look at the linesman, he takes a quick glance but did he award or did the ref?

leninbenjamin

It's off camera so there's no way to be certain, but it actually looks like the linesman was the one who awarded it. Afterall, the assistant's signal for a goal is to run 20-30 yards quickly towards the halfway line, and when the camera pans back towards the referee as he awards it the linesman is no where to be seen on the touchline.

IvySlayer

No players ran over to the linesman though. Nor the ref :P

Probably deflated after geting hammered 4-0 and then that happens.

redout

That is insane.

Them officials need to suspended, demoted and given an eye exam.

Helix

ahahaah the bench's reaction was pricelessw

JerryHandbag

Unreal. I dunno which is worse....that or the phantom goal in the Reading Watford game a few years ago.

pickarooney

PCPhoto wrote: »

thats just .......

I mean honestly ....... I'm waiting on a chant of "the referee needs glasses" ...in German ! (but with subtitles)

"[The assistant referee] must have good eyes - he lists one of his hobbies as reading" according to the commentator.

Infallible German logic there.