Fault Does Not End with Elizabeth Lambert
Questions should also go to a man named Joe Pimentel.
That's the name of the referee from that infamous soccer match that is now almost a week old. Yet, all anyone can talk about is what a terrible human being this New Mexico soccer player is. Some on campus are blaming the coach. Few actually watched the game so, more realistically, did you see the box score? If you had to guess how many yellow cards were issued what would be the over/under? 5? 6? Maybe more? You'd be wrong.
One card was issued. One. A yellow to Lambert. After all of the dangerous play exhibited from both New Mexico and BYU players, I repeat, a total of one yellow card was issued.
I know referees have a thankless job but the reason the Lambert situation escalated to international viral video proportions has just as much to do with an official not taking control of a match as anything else. That fact gets lost on the public when an individual soccer player gets aggravated by rough play and has her over the top reactions caught on camera.
You'll also like:
November 11th, 2009 - 20:05
Elizabeth Lambert is a junior at the University of New Mexico, and plays for their soccer team the Lobos originally from California (too bad for California). So, this loser knows they are going in to a game that they will most likely lose and since they do not have the talent to score they resort to this kind of play, it has very minor thought to it than let’s say passisng the ball through your opponents defense and scoring a goal.
The other issue is the where were the referees, were they all older white men with their tongues out, enamored and unable to call the game objectively (this game had so many penalties that did not get called), I mean what are they getting paid to do. Who has paid these guys off? Do we have to change the game where only women referees can call women games. After watching the video someone was paid off, that is my conclusion.
And Lizzy, watch you back and please stay out of soccer (you real should be banned, the game does not need people like you in it), so many will be gunning for you now. Who knows maybe you were just drumming up business for your “Occupational Therapy practice”, yah good luck with that, I doubt your bed side manner is any different from your sportsmanship.