The red was a very tough call. (In particular in a game where the only yellow card the entire match was against the B&H coach for excessive dissent.) Obviously not intentional but many times (in particular late mistimed tackles) a foul given a red card wasn’t on purpose.
All the team can do it move on, get a win against Belgium, and give Balogun another chance on the pitch in the quarterfinals.
Seen elsewhere fans complaining about the 2 disallowed goals but those were both clearly offsides.
The glorious free kick by Tillman to earn the short-handed goal had me screaming.
Last night on local Seattle news they had some renowned British analyst (I forget his name) talking about Balogun’s red card.
He cited all the obvious reasons for why it was bull$#!t, but then he said something I found really interesting and insightful. He pointed out the Bosnian players’ reaction to the review decision. Instead of celebrating or just remaining neutral, they were hugging and consoling Balogun. In other words, they clearly all knew and acknowledged it was bull$#!t too.
There were so many questionable actions by the officials in that match, and they were pretty much one-sided. Look I’m not a conspiracy guy, but FIFA is known to be one of the most corrupt organizations on the planet. So it all makes you wonder.
Nothing for Cape Verde to ashamed of though. Heck of an effort. Argentina had better improve. That kind of performance won’t cut it against Spain or France.
