It really is a shame to see players that are very good play the game very wrong. In a different game I watched a NW player pull a player down on him and then NW player jumped up and pushed him 2-handed in the back. No card. Refs. seem to be very, very lenient with NW players' fouls. Why didn't the NW kid get a red card in the York game? Are they just too good to do wrong? Unfortunately, one wrong ref. call in a game CAN change an eventual outcome.
At Fort Mill last night, the first PK was a collision of 2 players going directly for the ball. Goalie coming out, NW player coming in. The NW player even got a foot on the ball. No foul should have been called. 1-1 at the half is much different than going in behind 1-0. NW seems to have falling in the box down to an artform. The last fall in the box was questionable. The NW player fell over his feet going for the ball and the side ref. who called it had his view blocked by the NW player. It appeared to be a fine acting job, but the PK counted no less. A FM player with the ball was tripped in the box late in the game.....no call. What? Calls such as these should NOT be missed with 3 refs. Is it possible for the refs. not to be biased? Maybe one day it won't seem this way and NW can stop rolling around in the dirt. But for now, when they do, they get the calls, so it continues. Too bad on all counts.
