The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog
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Oh my God
GoFrogs: Second-seed TCU takes on third-seed Florida State in College Cup
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hometown frog
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Helluva season!
SlappyFrog
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I don’t understand how that ref could not call that a handball. Played soccer, my whole life and that makes no sense whatsoever.
TopFrog
Lifelong Frog
Not that familiar with the rule. It looked to glance off her side and then her arm.
The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog
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Your eyes are better than mine. I didn't see it atl.
froginmn
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They discussed that as a potential reason it wasn't called but when they replayed it, the announcers didn't see that and neither did I.
It's a judgement call but seemed like a huge miss to me. I played for a lot of years (thought about trying out at TCU but Dave Rubinson...) and coached a lot. I don't understand that no call.
TopFrog
Lifelong Frog
What did you see that would lead you to that decision?
froginmn
Fan Club
The ball went directly to her arm and she seemed to reach out slightly before it hit her. It hit her below the elbow. The announcers saw the same thing and didn't understand the lack of an overturn.
SlappyFrog
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You can’t have your arms out fully extended in the box and not have that be a penalty.
Frog Attack II
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Great season ladies! Final 4!!!! What an achievement!
froginmn
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Media agrees.
Women's soccer College Cup: FSU escapes after controversial call, Stanford star leads way
Florida State and Stanford will meet in Monday's women's soccer national championship game after College Cup semifinal wins on Friday night.
www.usatoday.com
Michelle Cooper agrees.
I'm still baffled.
There is no reason that was not a handball. Arm was not in a natural position, it was raised, it impeded the direction of the ball toward the goal and if you look at the reaction on the FSU player and their coach they were both resigned to it being a PK. If you look at the highlights of men's soccer quarterfinal, SLU and Akron there are 2 pk's called for handballs and they are EXACTLY the same as this. That being said, FSU was the better team but TCU did get screwed.
froginmn
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Yeah I'm not dialed in to the exact mitigations that exist; some online are saying the ball deflected off of the defender's body. I didn't really see that at all. I don't know if they saw it brush her uniform; again I don't know whether they would use that to disavow the foul.
I do know that by having her arm out, she made herself "big", which is one of the specific things that results in a call. I would love to hear an explanation of why they didn't reverse the miss on the field.
I talked to a friend who has done some reffing; he thought it was a foul.
Bonner4Prez
KMA
Reached her arm out and it hit. Maybe the most obvious call of all time. Shameful considering they reviewed it.
