Koman Coulibaly, the referee who denied USA's 3rd Goal between USA and SloveniaThe Referee blew the whistle a spit second before USA scored a goal which would have made them the winners scoring 3 goals to Slovenia 2. The reason for the referee blowing the whistle before the goal is unclear to me. Does any one know why the whistle was blown and the goal denied? USA clearly deserved to win, however drew against Slovenia 2-2.
The referee in the game played between United States and Slovenia is Koman Coulibaly (thanks to the comments below is an Angolan) who is not a first class referee and refused to give the reason for denying the goal that would have placed USA in victory. A tragic day for Fifa World Cup football and another unfair call by a Fifa Referee.
USA fans dissapointed after victory goal dinied in South Africa's Fifa 2010 World Cup
It's a mystery so far. On the replay there was nothing but blatant holding by Slovenian defenders... This will be controversial.
ReplyDeleteWhy does FIFA hire these noob refs? Is this guy like a volunteer or something? That was by far the worst call and worst officiating I have seen in a World Cup. Denied a country a chance to advance in the biggest tournament on Earth. If he isn't suspended then FIFA is really dropping the ball here.
ReplyDeleteThe match was officiated by the Malian referee, Koman Coulibali, an Angolan was the second assistant and Achik Redouane, of Morocco, the third one. ALL-AFRICAN. With a tie in this game or a loss by the USA the Algerian (Africa) team may have a chance to advance. Go figure
ReplyDeleteAs FIFA tries to make this game truly global, being hosted on the African continent as well as attracting the lucrative US market, the game must be seen as fair and professional. Newcomers like me are more apt to turn off the game believing it an absurd fraud. If you cannot play and judge with an open book then I will quickly loose interest and return to the many other sports I know and trust. Choose your strategy carefully if you want the new world or the new generation to play along.
ReplyDeleteHe's black and biased...... Would never happen with a Caucasian ref..... I suspect he never went to ref school after seeing what happened to America. Sadly I'm a Aussie supporter but I do watch most of the matches. No surprise though that he remains silent because there is no reason for blowing the whistle. A monkey would have made a better ref.
ReplyDeleteYou know after looking at that pic of the ref I would say he is both stoned and being payed to fix the game. Typical black person
ReplyDeleteHee hee, I must I say he does look stoned :-)
ReplyDeleteUSA could have won if the wouldn't have been done that
ReplyDeleteLook at his face as if don't know what he has done.