11-25-2018, 05:29 PM
(11-25-2018, 05:20 PM)Viking_Guy Wrote: Wacky end of the Akron-Wake Forest game.
Akron scored just after the half, and took a 1-0 lead, and then played bunker and counter. The Zips best forward (Egbo) had a breakaway with about 4 minutes left, as the Deacons pressed forward. Lots of scrum balls played into the box, but no great chances.
Until about 1 minute left. All of the Zips' defense was ball-watching on the (Deacon's) left side, leaving a Deacon forward alone about 15 yards out on the right, but onside. The ball was played through to him all alone, and he checked up as the goalie came out on him, then pushed the ball across the face to an onrushing player on the left post, who punched it into the back of the net.
And the offside flag was up. The player who put the ball was in an offside position, and MAY have been ahead of the ball (it was about 2 yards outside the crease, and he looked to be about 1 yard when it was struck, and just behind his defender.)
The Wake team went nuts. Their coach got red-carded. One of their stars (Gdula) got in the center ref's face and drew a yellow. The cameras somewhat luckily didn't follow the AR who made the offsides call.
After several minutes delay, the ball gets put back in play, and Akron is bringing the ball forward on the left. Gdula launches himself into a late dangerous slide tackle. Instant direct red card, and direct scuffling between the two sides. Then Akron possessed, and Wake couldn't get anything close to goal in the last 30 seconds.
Upshot is that Akron will be playing at Cagan in the men's NCAA quarterfinals at some point next weekend.
More in a bit,
VG
Offside by about a yard. Even the very bias commentator could realize that he was "just" off. Which is, of course, offside.
So game is on Nov 30 at 6PM per the Stanford Twitter Feed.