The Cascadia Derbies
are known for the spectacular passion and all around rivalry in the field as
well in the stands, as both squads’ followers sing their hearts out in support
of their squads as well both initial elevens in the field stage a one of a kid
match!
These rivalries date
from way back time as Cascadia is refereed to this mountainous chain in the
Pacific Northwest all the way to Canada, where this rivalry name is based upon.
With Portland and
Seattle staging the main rivalry many dubbed it as the I-5 one and Vancouver
too, being an avid participant since the days of that glorious NASL when this
face off became a heated one since then.
This past weekend the
Portland Timbers were enjoying a winning run and becoming a force not to be
reckoning with at Providence Park, with a match against their cross the border
rivals and Cascadia foes in the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Fireworks as always
were going to be seen in all of the ninety minutes of play between both of
these squads looking to always to get the upper hand in one another as well
take advantage of each other in these Cascadia Derbies.
Being in play the
honor and the bragging rights for one another as well the advantage to see who
will at the end of the campaign lifts up high the so called Cascadia Shield won
continuously by the Canadian chap’s dominance and well always showing their overzealous ownership of this
shield.
Still the only
unfortunate side of this match was the incompetence shown by the official in
turn as well allowing the visiting Caps to display a very physical and dirty
game against the locals, and by giving all sorts of liberties to the visitors after
being so strict to the locals.
Whatever the Timbers
players did, there was a yellow card given to them as the ref gave them like he was giving charity, very well in one
play the Timbers had to complaint for a rough play against one of their players
is when the referee ah- he finally decided to give a yellow card to Caps defender Tim Parker.
After both sides
with their Andean players squads scoring a goal apiece, the Timbers players being
fouled pushed and tripped the indifference or one sided attitude from the
referee that made this match from exciting into a deplorable one.
And indeed, this
Derby was marred by the official’s incompetence that at the end frustrated many
players from both sides and because of Juan Guzman referring with a total incompetence
as well showing his ineptitude all along this match almost that ended in an all-around
fistfight.
As well suspending
several players among one of them the Timbers captain Will Johnson that
couldn’t resist his frustration’s and voice them to this lack of skills official,
I must say MLS- show off some seriousness with the people officiating your
matches.
In every campaign the
league shows a certain level of competitiveness as well elevating its game to the
same as its European counterparts, here MLS has to evaluate what kind of people
are officiating its matches and prevent a future melees in the field as well in
the stands.
With officials like
this, the level of game and all excitement is in danger of losing its charms with
people and situations like this, isn’t a referee should always maintain a certain
order and show a certain neutrality, isn’t
that the truth!
Hopefully the league can
make some moves to improve the quality of all its officials and generated a
standard in the way these are to manage a match from its start to its ending, they
are only humans but in the way that their officiating had to be a one sided
affair.
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