Koman Coulibaly USA Slovenia World Cup 2010 Drama
Koman Coulibaly USA Slovenia World Cup 2010 Drama – The U.S. got off to another terrible start in their second World Cup game, giving up a goal early to Slovenia. They were, however, able to battle back and receive the draw instead of the loss, putting themselves in a position to advance to the second round if they can get a victory in their next match. With the US team down by two goals at one point, they were able to mount a comeback on the shoulders of Landon Donovan, who was the heart and soul of the comeback draw. Solvenia was tired, and had collected a number of yellow cards throughout the match.
The US scored in the 82nd minute of the match on a goal by Michael Bradley. The momentum had shifted to the favor of the US, and it seemed like they were preparing to score a winner. With the full time closing in, the winner was knocked in off of a corner kick by Maurice Edu. However, the goal was disallowed by referee Koman Coulibaly. He said that Michael Bradley had been offside even though he was being crabbed from behind by a Solvenian defender.
The call will do doubt continue to create controversy throughout the league. Many of the players had no idea why the call was disallowed, and were upset over the quick change in events. Some have speculated that the ref had called a foul on Edu, who made the goal but it did not appear that there had been any illegal contact on the inspection of the replay. While the US was able to battle back, they were unable to achieve victory thanks to the blown call. Both teams were awarded one point a piece for the draw.
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The US should boycott the rest of the World Cup.
I was shocked by that and many of the other calls. It is obvious Koman should not be a referee at this level of competition. My 10 year old was calling a better game than Koman.