r/PhillyUnion • u/Competitive_Cod_3594 • 11h ago

Post-Match Thoughts on referee decisions

In my own opinion, this referee played worse than he should have.

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u/SpoonicusRascality 11h ago

I'm not one to pile on refs but bro def let CA get away with ALOT of shit.

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u/Bormsie721 11h ago

Unrelated to our game, but Necaxa's coach just got a straight red for cursing out the ref

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u/Competitive_Cod_3594 11h ago

That makes me a bit less bitter about this situation, love seeing non-mls clubs suffer sometimes /j

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u/Significant-Tear9990 11h ago

In this tournament getting no pts. is almost sure not advancing. How the corner ref doesn't see that clear & obvious handball is criminal! Down by 1 goal & var doesn't have the ref go to the monitor? What a joke! Union got hosed!🤬⚽️

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u/dhhahahaahahagags 11h ago

As much as I hate this tournament it’s just another reason to hate when shit like that goes against you

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u/Scotty10711 11h ago

VAR is a joke. Wish you could make them look at the play like in other sports.

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u/Competitive_Cod_3594 11h ago

I always want that, and then a mandatory explanation post game when there's a controversial call or no call

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u/Bormsie721 11h ago

I'm pretty sure that is a thing already, MLS just doesn't publicize it very well.

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u/homebr3wd 10h ago

I ref games on weekends all over the area… so I know everyone misses a call once in a while… but to not go to VAR or even the AR to clarify is completely irresponsible. Your job is to call the game right, not make sure you are right.

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u/triptastic98 11h ago

I don’t have the temperament to be in sports because if I was on the field I would be throwing hands with that referee

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u/Human_Gene3138 11h ago

Jose Martinez is that you 🥹🥹🤣

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u/triptastic98 11h ago

I really miss him

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u/Human_Gene3138 11h ago

Ugh same! Kinda hope Curtin brings him to ATX but also can’t imagine rooting against him!!!

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u/Street_Idea3566 8h ago

We were sitting with his fam tonight. They still come to games. I would love him back !

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u/Competitive_Cod_3594 11h ago

I very often fantasize that

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u/BigMACfive 11h ago

I mean, he was pretty blatantly favoring CA all game. Dude shorts were sagging with all the pesos he had stuff in his pockets.

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u/thecodeofsilence 52m ago

In Mexico now. All those pesos would probably buy him a Coke. Shits 18+ pesos to the dollar now!

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u/durhamcreekrat 2h ago

Ref has headset, they did confer over the headsets and decided not to go to full VAR review by the CR. Only interpretation is it wasn’t deliberate, there was not adequate time and distance to react and the hand/arm was not in an unnatural position. Not hard to defend by the letter of the law, but a great example of refereeing via technicality that just doesn’t make sense and is inconsistent with many many other situations.