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Deberg_1990 · 03-25-2013, 10:14 AM

This was from a few nights ago....Nuts!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_2937522.html

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Soft snow started falling, and then kept getting heavier as the night progressed.

From the start of Friday's World Cup qualifier, the lines on the field were covered. As the game wore on, even the Americans in their white home uniforms became hard to see.

And then in the 55th minute, with the U.S. leading Costa Rica 1-0 on Clint Dempsey's early goal, the referee and match commissioner stopped it.

Would it continue? For a moment, it was as unclear as the view.

But then, after some heated discussions, play went on.

On a snowy night more suitable to slaloms than soccer, Dempsey's 16th-minute score in his first start as the American captain held up, giving the U.S. a 1-0 victory in a key qualifier for next year's World Cup.

"It was difficult out here to see anything," Dempsey said. "The second half, the snow coming up past your ankles, it was almost unplayable."

Several U.S. players wore short sleeves. A bare-chested Dempsey applauded fans after the final whistle.

Costa Rica's team seemed to have a harder time dealing with the winter wonderland. The Ticos have 24 hours to file a written protest with FIFA.

"You couldn't see the lines. You couldn't see the ball. You couldn't play," Costa Rica midfielder Michael Barrantes said.

Plows and shovels were used to clear the penalty areas, center circle and midfield stripe as snow got heavier, and a yellow-and-purple ball was used. Ten minutes into the second half, Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis Pinto wanted referee Joel Aguilar of El Salvador and match commissioner Victor Daniel of Grenada to suspend the game, but U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann made a case for playing on.

"That's why went onto the field with my bad Spanish, to interfere with the referee, `We're not stopping that game. It's only the lines,'" Klinsmann said. "They cleaned up the lines and they kept playing. The referees were clear, they said it was all about the lines. It's for both teams very difficult to play all the way through. I would have done anything possible to not stop it."

The match will be remembered in American soccer for the elements as much as the 1967 Ice Bowl is in the NFL. As the snow increased, it made the field resemble a cake topped with piles of sugar, and players' hair turned white as snow stuck along their scalps. During injury time, American defender Geoff Cameron even playfully pushed the back of a grounds crew member shoveling the field.

As the conditions deteriorated, the U.S. survived Michael Umana's apparent 70th-minute goal for Costa Rica that was disallowed for offside and came away with a red-very-white-and-blue victory. Brad Guzan, in goal because Tim Howard was injured, slid in the snow after balls like a kid in a park.

"You don't want to stop it. You want to keep that advantage and finish it off," Klinsmann said.

Pinto was angry during and after the game.

"I asked them to stop. They should suspend the ref," he said. "It was an embarrassment. It was an insult to Costa Rica and people coming in here."

**TimeForWasp** · 03-25-2013, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mikey23545

You have to expect that from a country that doesn't even have a military of any kind.

We are their military.

cosmo20002 · 03-25-2013, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

This was from a few nights ago....Nuts!

And then in the 55th minute, with the U.S. leading Costa Rica 1-0 on Clint Dempsey's early goal, the referee and match commissioner stopped it.

Looks like there was actually more scoring than usual.

rtmike · 03-25-2013, 08:13 PM

Rain or snow doesn't stop us up here in the Northwest. My daughter plays soccer year round. They get December off & we just had the 2nd week of the year off. The soccer year ends @ the end of next month & try outs all over again.

One of the snow games last year.

**DaFace** · 03-25-2013, 08:23 PM

Do they go and harvest rice after the game?

cosmo20002 · 03-25-2013, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by rtmike

Rain or snow doesn't stop us up here in the Northwest. My daughter plays soccer year round. They get December off & we just had the 2nd week of the year off. The soccer year ends @ the end of next month & try outs all over again.

One of the snow games last year.

The oddest part of that picture is not the little bit of frost on the ground.

Frankie · 03-25-2013, 09:02 PM

This match must have been real fun. I've played in rain soaked games when the "grass" on the pitch turned into total mud, but snow like this? Musta been fun.

rtmike · 03-25-2013, 09:27 PM

Before the itty bitty squall moved through.

Floppy can confirm this. Certain times of the year, like now, storms move in & out with the sun right behind them. Plays hell on black paint.
In this pic the arrow is pointing to the reflection of the sun off the windows, crazy.

rtmike · 03-25-2013, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Frankie

This match must have been real fun. I've played in rain soaked games when the "grass" on the pitch turned into total mud, but snow like this? Musta been fun.

When my daughter was promoted to the "A" team her time playing on real grass was almost completely eliminated.
Some of the real grass fields are set up, maintained to withstand year round play but a good portion aren't. There's a lot of fields down in Portland that they just shut down completely for a couple months cause they become ruined. Kind of hard $$ wise to maintain real grass fields since it starts raining around September almost every day until July 4.

Our daughter's team is part of the Timbers Alliance. (Suppose to be all kinds of benefits, yet to see. Still new)

|Zach| · 03-26-2013, 02:40 AM

Was epic. Huge game against Mexico tonight in Estadio Azteca.

big nasty kcnut · 03-26-2013, 02:59 AM

From a snow game to playing in hell. Ok bring it.

|Zach| · 03-26-2013, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by big nasty kcnut

From a snow game to playing in hell. Ok bring it.

Yup. 100k+

The trenches...barbed wire...riot cops...everything.

**loochy** · 03-26-2013, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by |Zach|

Yup. 100k+

The trenches...barbed wire...riot cops...everything.

Don't forget cups of piss.

No seriously, that happened.

Deberg_1990 · 03-26-2013, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by loochy

Don't forget cups of piss.

No seriously, that happened.

heh, people always talk about Philly sports fans....but they are pretty civilized compared to some soccer fans around the globe.

**loochy** · 03-26-2013, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

heh, people always talk about Philly sports fans....but they are pretty civilized compared to some soccer fans around the globe.

Fans hurl vomit, urine at Landon Donovan

Frankie · 03-26-2013, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by |Zach|

Was epic. Huge game against Mexico tonight in Estadio Azteca.

That'll be tough. Is it on the tube?

03-25-2013, 10:14 AM
Deberg_1990 In Search of a Life Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Antonio Tx. Casino cash: $3474454	U.S. Soccer snow game This was from a few nights ago....Nuts! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_2937522.html COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Soft snow started falling, and then kept getting heavier as the night progressed. From the start of Friday's World Cup qualifier, the lines on the field were covered. As the game wore on, even the Americans in their white home uniforms became hard to see. And then in the 55th minute, with the U.S. leading Costa Rica 1-0 on Clint Dempsey's early goal, the referee and match commissioner stopped it. Would it continue? For a moment, it was as unclear as the view. But then, after some heated discussions, play went on. On a snowy night more suitable to slaloms than soccer, Dempsey's 16th-minute score in his first start as the American captain held up, giving the U.S. a 1-0 victory in a key qualifier for next year's World Cup. "It was difficult out here to see anything," Dempsey said. "The second half, the snow coming up past your ankles, it was almost unplayable." Several U.S. players wore short sleeves. A bare-chested Dempsey applauded fans after the final whistle. Costa Rica's team seemed to have a harder time dealing with the winter wonderland. The Ticos have 24 hours to file a written protest with FIFA. "You couldn't see the lines. You couldn't see the ball. You couldn't play," Costa Rica midfielder Michael Barrantes said. Plows and shovels were used to clear the penalty areas, center circle and midfield stripe as snow got heavier, and a yellow-and-purple ball was used. Ten minutes into the second half, Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis Pinto wanted referee Joel Aguilar of El Salvador and match commissioner Victor Daniel of Grenada to suspend the game, but U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann made a case for playing on. "That's why went onto the field with my bad Spanish, to interfere with the referee, `We're not stopping that game. It's only the lines,'" Klinsmann said. "They cleaned up the lines and they kept playing. The referees were clear, they said it was all about the lines. It's for both teams very difficult to play all the way through. I would have done anything possible to not stop it." The match will be remembered in American soccer for the elements as much as the 1967 Ice Bowl is in the NFL. As the snow increased, it made the field resemble a cake topped with piles of sugar, and players' hair turned white as snow stuck along their scalps. During injury time, American defender Geoff Cameron even playfully pushed the back of a grounds crew member shoveling the field. As the conditions deteriorated, the U.S. survived Michael Umana's apparent 70th-minute goal for Costa Rica that was disallowed for offside and came away with a red-very-white-and-blue victory. Brad Guzan, in goal because Tim Howard was injured, slid in the snow after balls like a kid in a park. "You don't want to stop it. You want to keep that advantage and finish it off," Klinsmann said. Pinto was angry during and after the game. "I asked them to stop. They should suspend the ref," he said. "It was an embarrassment. It was an insult to Costa Rica and people coming in here."
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03-25-2013, 08:13 PM	#18
rtmike union paraplegic organizer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: western Kansas Casino cash: $9094600	Rain or snow doesn't stop us up here in the Northwest. My daughter plays soccer year round. They get December off & we just had the 2nd week of the year off. The soccer year ends @ the end of next month & try outs all over again. One of the snow games last year. __________________ I like to sleep For I'm walking in my dreams. Live life like every DAY is your last! Last edited by rtmike; 03-25-2013 at 09:34 PM.. Reason: pic was too big
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rtmike union paraplegic organizer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: western Kansas Casino cash: $9094600	Before the itty bitty squall moved through. Floppy can confirm this. Certain times of the year, like now, storms move in & out with the sun right behind them. Plays hell on black paint. In this pic the arrow is pointing to the reflection of the sun off the windows, crazy. Last edited by rtmike; 03-25-2013 at 09:43 PM.. Reason: pic was too big, sorry.
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03-26-2013, 02:59 AM	#25
big nasty kcnut The pizza king of kansas Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Somewhere in the u.s.a. Casino cash: $1080900	From a snow game to playing in hell. Ok bring it. __________________ When it's grim, be the grim reaper and go get it. Adopt a chiefs Travis Kelce. You woke up the wrong mother****er!
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