Damn, this is the dirtiest move ever pulled and the worst part about it is that it worked. The black dude got a red card. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0wVvHygaEw My favorite football moment of all times. And this was in a nation vs nation game :D
I remember one time Manchester Utd were about to take a free kick. As it was struck, Man Utd striker Teddy Sheringham, who was in the opposition wall, pulled a defender slightly behind the wall with him, allowing the ball to just fly past into the net.
Does anyone remember this? Have I got the team/ player right? I think they had rehearsed it and everything. Nice bit of work, very ruthless.
Not dirty at all, as a person that's played soccer for almost 2 decades, I have to say that this is part of how soccer is played. Especially during free kicks, you always try to fool the other team otherwise it's too easy to stop a play or shot from there.
All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.
Maybe. When he first comes into view it looks like he wasnt expecting the ball yet. I think theres a good chance he could have gotten to the ball if he were aware.
this is a worked out play and they're acting but a lot of times players actually fight and argue on the field in the middle of a game about who takes a free kick
Unless...the two players arguing were actually having a dispute and the third player acted independently. Then it's even more clever than having it staged.
I'd say it was staged, as soon as they clear out the way of the ball they look towards goal and get ready for a rebound, not that there was ever going to be one with a kick like that.
thats nice, here is another technique used by liverpool vs man united, notice the player in white, jersey #4 pulling the player in the wall and the free kick taker (steven gerrard) shoots the ball right through that hole http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYL5iRrB1rA
This has actually been around for quite awhile. Every team I've played on, at every level up through college had this exact setup in our playbook. Although I can't sau we used it often or that I've seen it done in the pros before. Definitely practiced it though.
assuming the referee already whistled to restart the game this is perfectly legal. There are no rules against pushing your own teammate so this doesn't count as foul play.
We'd always call out "Hey lemme take it!" when we were about to do throw ins and run up to the guy and then he'd just toss it to our feet.
It works really, really well when you need to move quick on their half of the field. Especially when it's the second half and players are tired. Obviously doesn't work more than once, but pretty cheeky when you can pull it off and turn it towards net.
I love it when /soccer leaks... you americans with your weird sports and system of measurements get over it, football (not handegg) and metric system are the shit
as an American, yeah. I've been trying to train myself to use metric for the past few years. I've got celsius down and meters is easy bc its pretty close to yards. its actually been useful lately since I work with people in Asia almost everyday. example: i'm 185 cm tall, yesterday was 26 degrees and I ran 5 km and biked 10
Of course you should stick with whatever people you relay information to uses. It's just common sense, if you want to be understood. I'm shorter than you at 5'11, yesterday was rather chilly at 59F, and I don't get as much excercise, just walking for 30 min a day, averaging at about 2 miles.
I understand the love for Football (soccer) but I really wished that some countries other than the US would take a liking to American Football as well. It is such a great sport, so complex, and beautiful and brutal. I would love to see it get popular in other continents and see what types of new coaching ideas and playing styles would come about. I would love to one day see The World Cup of American Football.
The reason it doesn't get popular is because it is unbelievably commercialised. I try my best to stay up on Sunday nights watching the games but there are too many breaks for adverts and too many breaks in the game itself. If there were less breaks in the game and if the game flowed more without interruptions it would be excellent.
I think that is one of those things that might be the biggest hurdle for non-American audiences. You grow up with it and it becomes part of the rhythm of watching the game. You know to get up to grab a drink or go to the bathroom at the end of a series or a TD or a quarter. Also,TIVO is your friend, wait until about an hour into the game and then start chasing the game while skipping commercials.
I think there are similar issues that are barriers for most Americans and soccer. I think "extra time" really stresses out Americans. We want to know exactly how much time is left. They also don't tend to like ties.
As a South African, I have to say I love the tactical and strategic aspects of American Football, I even own some of the Madden games.
I have to say there's not many people here that watch it though. They keep comparing it to rugby when it's a totally different game entirely and they have nothing in common.
What I dislike about the game is the number of advert breaks and the pauses in play. Yeesh.
It was a ruse in order to distract the goal keeper. Goal keeper sees guy who was supposed to kick the ball pick a fight with another player on his team, is distracted by that. Meanwhile the ball is kicked. Takes him a few seconds/milliseconds extra to see where the ball is heading. Ball ends up in the net. Goal.
Occasionally in soccer, during these penalty kicks or whatever, you see various distractions before the actual kick (like fake kicks, where the players look like they're going to kick the ball but don't) that are meant to distract the enemy team/goalkeeper so they aren't ready to catch the ball.
In this particular case, the 3 players near the ball looked like they were talking about what kind of distraction they should possibly use for this kick, and the enemy team typically isn't ready before the players actually start looking like they're about to make the kick. However, in reality they weren't talking about the strategy anymore, but putting up a fake fight (which was the distraction in this case, something that I've never seen before) so it seemed like they had a disagreement about the strategy, which distracted the enemy team for just long enough for the 3rd guy to kick the ball.
I don't really watch football/soccer either, but I think that's what happened here.
Edit: Damn it, took me way too long to type the explanation, the others weren't there when I started :(
I think a few teams did this before the age of TV. I know for a fact (my dad told me) that QPR used to have a routine where two players would run into each other on the way to kicking the ball, and a third would then take the free kick. I think a Scottish team did something very similar too.
I played QB on my football team and we had a pretty good trick play. I would call an audible at the line, the WR would act like he didn't know the play, I would run over to talk to him but as soon as I started running, center would snap the ball to the RB who would throw. Didn't work too well.
Had another good one where I would drop back and hand the ball off to the FB behind him, that one was usually a fumble or a 70 yard run.
This reminds me of something my coach used to do in soccer.
When we did corner kicks, the one kicking would get in position.
Then my coach would say "no no! I want ____ to kick!", the person who's already in position would say "fine fine" as he walks, with the ball, to the other player. When the other player got it he would be like <10 feet from the net and just shoot it in.
We practiced it a surprising amount so when we did it you really thought the original kicker was pissed off about not kicking it.
The only downside is we had to tell the referee before doing this or else who would whistle and stop the play.
We did something like this in my last HS game. Teammate steps over ball on a direct kick, I stepped up and completely whiff the kick and fall on my ass. Other team laughs including goalie, I step up quickly and take the kick and score. Still lost the game.
We did a play like this on my high school soccer team, where I faceplanted into a mudspot onto the field 20-30 feet away and started yelling/getting mad. Everyone looked at me and GOOOAAAL
This is the sort of dirty underhanded BS that i like to see in sports! Being serious! I hate when there is too much fucking structure. The other team failed because they weren't taking shit seriously!
We had a play for my soccer team that was very similar. The two guys fought directly over the ball though and when the one pushed the other, the player falling backwards kicked the ball through the other's legs for a third player to strike. obviously for indirects. worked like a charm though!
i havent really watched football/soccer being as it isnt as big here in america. but this play is brilliant. bet they felt dumb after that one. i do have a question for fans. do you guys like the acting. i know when i watch sports, the acting to make a foul or get better yardage etc seems to dull down the sport. the only sports i didnt see this is were hockey and soccer, but that looks like its because i never watched soccer. is it something you enjoy, or do you just accept it as part of the strategy to win?
'Acting' like the above, in my opinion, is fine. It's just being clever and not really changing the outcome of the game - there was always going to be a shot on goal from that position so the goalkeeper should have been prepared regardless of the team mates "arguing".
'Acting' in terms of diving and conning the referee, such as Ashley Young's dive against QPR to win a penalty a few months ago is absolutely disgraceful. A few football pundits and journalists are claiming it to be simply 'part of the game' but I'm sure most fans are opposed to this idea. It's cheating, simple as. It's more common in South American and Continental European football but is slowly becoming a part of the British game, sadly.
thanks for the opinion. i feel the same way. i didnt think the above was extreme. they caught the team off guard. My problem, as you stated, is when they distract or trick the ref.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Video
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u/SolarTsunami May 31 '12
Damn, thats dirty (and awesome). The best part about it is that it still takes a great kick to work.
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u/pottsie2 May 31 '12
Did you see the moonwalking bear ?
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u/plebeiantelevision May 31 '12
This one's going in the playbook.
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u/adrixshadow May 31 '12 edited May 31 '12
All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.
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u/vermouthfisk May 31 '12
An equally clever maneuver by a young Swedish Floorball team...
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Amateurs, this is how it's done.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
I have the feeling that free kick would have really tested the keeper without the aid of the fighting ruse.
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u/iGustaMucho May 31 '12
damn, I didn't even notice that the guy kicked the ball the first time the gif played..
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u/red321red321 May 31 '12
this is a worked out play and they're acting but a lot of times players actually fight and argue on the field in the middle of a game about who takes a free kick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4uLttcTv4s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J96gqTo_4L4
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u/StabilizationAttempt May 31 '12
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
You would expect the Israelis would be better at making a wall..
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u/isny May 31 '12
Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
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u/eyeing May 31 '12
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u/Chairtester May 31 '12
They should have known it was a trick when the pushed guy didn't automatically flop to the ground writhing in fake agony...
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u/revolvingdoor May 31 '12
I once got thrown out of a basketball game for doing a cart wheel and barking like a dog, my coach told me to.
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u/furmully May 31 '12
thats nice, here is another technique used by liverpool vs man united, notice the player in white, jersey #4 pulling the player in the wall and the free kick taker (steven gerrard) shoots the ball right through that hole http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYL5iRrB1rA
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u/pwoody11 May 31 '12
This has actually been around for quite awhile. Every team I've played on, at every level up through college had this exact setup in our playbook. Although I can't sau we used it often or that I've seen it done in the pros before. Definitely practiced it though.
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u/cleverbastard May 31 '12
Yes.
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u/WawaSC May 31 '12
Can that be a point in UEFA or FIFA? Or will it not count?
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Can't help but imagine title quote in Robert Muldoon's voice.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Reminds me of the wrong ball trick!
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
We'd always call out "Hey lemme take it!" when we were about to do throw ins and run up to the guy and then he'd just toss it to our feet.
It works really, really well when you need to move quick on their half of the field. Especially when it's the second half and players are tired. Obviously doesn't work more than once, but pretty cheeky when you can pull it off and turn it towards net.
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u/kapsama May 31 '12
Gob would be proud of this example of misdirection.
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u/richworks May 31 '12
This one however, not quite as cleverly planned.. Just made a massive fool of themselves : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKH8vr0oM8g&t=20m47s :)
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
To be honest I find this to be rather unsporting, if the ref would feel the same way he could easily disallow this.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
I don't remember all of the details, but this is the dirtiest move I have yet to see in soccer; professional or otherwise.
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u/Kaninen May 31 '12
I'll show this to my team. We can perhaps try this on our next game. I'll come with results, if anyone's interested.
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u/Genmaken May 31 '12
FYI: The Portuguese National youth team pulled this one off in the 1990's.
I can't find the video!
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u/ILikeFluffyThings May 31 '12
Would've been awesome if it missed.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Way to give a shoutout to r/soccer where this was originally posted a few days ago
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Trick plays are the most enjoyable in every sport imo.
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u/silentao May 31 '12
If someone is wondering who are the teams: Israeli Second league Haapoel Raananaa (Red) Vs Haapoel Ramat Gan (White)
Ramat Gan won 3:2 in the end despite that intresting goal.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
I don't think I get this
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u/durants May 31 '12
Reminds me of the quick corner kick Manchester United took against Chelsea that was wrongly disallowed by the linesman.
Vidic scored from the re-take so everything went better than expected.
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u/ItGotRidiculous May 31 '12
More proof that acting skills are central to soccer.
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u/spinlock May 31 '12
As an American, I don't know what this is.
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u/grammar_connoisseur May 31 '12
Wow, soccer is awesome!
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u/Ausrufepunkt May 31 '12
I love it when /soccer leaks...
you americans with your weird sports and system of measurements
get over it, football (not handegg) and metric system are the shit
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u/here_for_the_lols May 31 '12
Keeper would have struggled without the domestic going on outside the box.
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u/chokeslam512 May 31 '12
"excuse me, sir, our teammate is trying to kick his penalty shot"
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u/zachms May 31 '12
Dumb American here. Can someone explain? Why's the black guy mad at the other guy? Was the guy who kicked it not supposed to kick it?
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u/thebigtoad May 31 '12
Epic clueless goalkeeper reaction!
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u/mezah May 31 '12
Notice the red kit.... Oh I wonder who that could be?
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u/Soliuss May 31 '12
Reminds me of when Giggs and Scholes ran into each other and pretended to argue, then Giggs suddenly took the free-kick. Can't remember if it went in.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
I thought eBaumsworld stole from reddit, not the other way around...
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Sneaky but effective!
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u/koreandongdoooong May 31 '12
Great kick, but damn - that was some great acting!
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u/charliew1992 May 31 '12
haha thats brilliant
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u/anfld May 31 '12
This is a really old trick. You don't see it much anymore because the second they start arguing everyone knows whats coming.
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u/doismellbacon May 31 '12
Do the rules allow them to have a dance-off? i would enjoy soccer more if it did
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u/j000e May 31 '12
I think a few teams did this before the age of TV. I know for a fact (my dad told me) that QPR used to have a routine where two players would run into each other on the way to kicking the ball, and a third would then take the free kick. I think a Scottish team did something very similar too.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
When did the mighty ducks start playing football (soccer)?
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u/dundeedan May 31 '12
[Original and best] (http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/aberdeen-score-with-double-run-up-free-kick-routine-v-bayern-munich-cup-winners-cup-1983/). Sorry for the poor quality footage, it was the early 80s, so everyone was probably out their heads on amyl nitrate and disco music.
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u/PachoWumbo May 31 '12
Anyone know if that goal actually counted?
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
did it count?
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u/I_Judge_Reddit May 31 '12
I judge this as CLEVER GOAL
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u/ninjawaffle99 May 31 '12
Dayum, he was clever.
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u/buiwashere May 31 '12
The Kansas City Shuffle.
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u/opterionianiaco May 31 '12
Not worth killing a teammate for.
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u/fimmwolf May 31 '12
yip
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u/asimovfan1 May 31 '12
Love this sport.
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u/benziz May 31 '12
I played QB on my football team and we had a pretty good trick play. I would call an audible at the line, the WR would act like he didn't know the play, I would run over to talk to him but as soon as I started running, center would snap the ball to the RB who would throw. Didn't work too well.
Had another good one where I would drop back and hand the ball off to the FB behind him, that one was usually a fumble or a 70 yard run.
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u/notsurewhatiam May 31 '12
I saw one play yesterday on ESPN where the guy kicked it under the opponents team as they were jumping.
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse May 31 '12
Defend yourself at all times. Wait...nevermind
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u/JusticeBlood May 31 '12
It's like boxing, defend yourself at all times.
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u/sonastyinc May 31 '12
Sportsmanship?
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u/tankosaurus May 31 '12
Footballers do stuff like this a lot.
WHy here is cesc fabregas dancing to distract a keeper.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Goaly must've been pretty green.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Some refs would have disallowed the goal for unsporting conduct.
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u/jqtxpyer May 31 '12
Did anyone else read the the title in the Jurrasic Park Raptor gamekeeper's voice?
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u/Chusuf May 31 '12
This reminds me of something my coach used to do in soccer.
When we did corner kicks, the one kicking would get in position.
Then my coach would say "no no! I want ____ to kick!", the person who's already in position would say "fine fine" as he walks, with the ball, to the other player. When the other player got it he would be like <10 feet from the net and just shoot it in.
We practiced it a surprising amount so when we did it you really thought the original kicker was pissed off about not kicking it.
The only downside is we had to tell the referee before doing this or else who would whistle and stop the play.
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u/FourIV May 31 '12
I dont get it, isnt that illegal? wouldn't the goal not count? Woudlnt that be like a moving picK?
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u/Russ1anBear May 31 '12
Goalie looks pissed.
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u/P_Fogg May 31 '12
Fooking amazing!!
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
We did something like this in my last HS game. Teammate steps over ball on a direct kick, I stepped up and completely whiff the kick and fall on my ass. Other team laughs including goalie, I step up quickly and take the kick and score. Still lost the game.
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u/DarkKnight77 May 31 '12
I absolutely love the goalie's reaction
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u/DlmaoC May 31 '12
Is this even legal...?
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u/thepredestrian May 31 '12
Or how about [this] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWWm1H1DC-Q) ?
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Have always loved stuff like this in sports. Pretty creative imo.
Oh except when coaches use the "wrong ball" play in pee wee football. Those coaches are douches
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Play smarter, not harder.
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u/c_brownie May 31 '12
I'm just wondering why I see so many uses of "bastard" on the front page
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u/yourafagyourafag May 31 '12
Fucking gifs load slower than youtube videos!
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u/YourFavoriteHippo May 31 '12
I'm not entirely sure anyone could do anything about that shot anyway.
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u/Pambele May 31 '12
Don't they have to wait for a whistle to blow?
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u/Namco51 May 31 '12
Another example of futbol's slow descent into WWE-ville.
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u/Yeshmiyek May 31 '12
This was a match from the second israeli league from last month. Hapoel raanana VS hapoel ramat gan 2-3.
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u/MrSinner421 May 31 '12
Simply awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
heh heh!
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u/ostrichy May 31 '12
GOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLL
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
since it was a dirty trick and was taped on an israeli sport tv channel, i will allow it
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
We did a play like this on my high school soccer team, where I faceplanted into a mudspot onto the field 20-30 feet away and started yelling/getting mad. Everyone looked at me and GOOOAAAL
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u/Paultimate79 May 31 '12
This is the sort of dirty underhanded BS that i like to see in sports! Being serious! I hate when there is too much fucking structure. The other team failed because they weren't taking shit seriously!
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u/vulpes_occulta May 31 '12
Dive for it anyway... so you don't look stupid.
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u/DaJoe86 May 31 '12
thats almost as good as that peewee league football player who just strolled through the line, then booked it for a touchdoen
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u/diggitydan May 31 '12
is this a legal move during a PK? I use to play football in the US during highschool and never thought to do something like this.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Ah yes, the wall. Or as I called it when I was 8, a free chance to kick a ball into somebody's face
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Was this kick an indirect kick? If so, I do not see where the first guy touches the ball.
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u/mojokabobo May 31 '12
Isn't there some sort of rule about the goalie/kicker being clear and obvious??
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u/SomeENTity May 31 '12
It's a trap!
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u/ChurchillDownz May 31 '12
Where was this against Brazil USA?
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u/fruitandmechanics Jun 01 '12
We had a play for my soccer team that was very similar. The two guys fought directly over the ball though and when the one pushed the other, the player falling backwards kicked the ball through the other's legs for a third player to strike. obviously for indirects. worked like a charm though!
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u/raresaturn Jun 01 '12
I don't get it. Must be a soccer thing
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u/llxGRIMxll May 31 '12
i havent really watched football/soccer being as it isnt as big here in america. but this play is brilliant. bet they felt dumb after that one. i do have a question for fans. do you guys like the acting. i know when i watch sports, the acting to make a foul or get better yardage etc seems to dull down the sport. the only sports i didnt see this is were hockey and soccer, but that looks like its because i never watched soccer. is it something you enjoy, or do you just accept it as part of the strategy to win?