Comments on: As you were… and a change at the top http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/2008/03/19/as-you-were-and-a-change-at-the-top/ More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:23:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Seba http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/2008/03/19/as-you-were-and-a-change-at-the-top/#comment-1337 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:36:19 +0000 http://hastalogolsiempre.wordpress.com/?p=1104#comment-1337 I guess if the difference was bigger, then I wouldn’t make much sense to play the remaining minutes. But 13 minutes can be a lot when you are only leading by 1 goal. And, believe me, that point that San Martín could have won by scoring once yesterday would have been vital for them. Could even make the difference between staying up or being relegated.

This is not a new rule. And it’s not the record of less minutes played after a postponement. I don’t have the fact here (and I’m lazy to go and look for them right now) but there were matches that were resumed with even less time to be played.

The weather factor is a key here. In the past, matches were postponed due to lack of natural light.

If it’s a riot caused by one or the other set of supporters and the match is abandoned, then it’s very likely the result will stay like that and the team whose supporters caused the problems will get fined or receive a points deduction.

]]> By: Johnny http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/2008/03/19/as-you-were-and-a-change-at-the-top/#comment-1336 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:17:25 +0000 http://hastalogolsiempre.wordpress.com/?p=1104#comment-1336 They still don’t want to penalize a club if they happen to be heading into a gale force wind or something when trying to score. Thus, the two halves. As for calling the match and not playing the last 13 minutes, I would agree, but only if San Martin agreed to it. If you are a River fan you know alot of goals can be scored in the last few minutes of a match.:)

]]> By: Joe http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/2008/03/19/as-you-were-and-a-change-at-the-top/#comment-1335 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:00:27 +0000 http://hastalogolsiempre.wordpress.com/?p=1104#comment-1335 I was more suprised by the two halves. The game was called off in the second half, so why couldn’t they have just have played the remaining minutes in the same direction as they left off? Two halves just encourages time wasting.

]]> By: boaz http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/2008/03/19/as-you-were-and-a-change-at-the-top/#comment-1334 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:25:03 +0000 http://hastalogolsiempre.wordpress.com/?p=1104#comment-1334 Can someone please explain why they had to play the remaining 13 minutes? What is the logic? Why not call it the scoreline and that is it. How many spectators bothered to go and see a 13 minutes of play? I think it is pathetic, waste of time and money.

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