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Red line : Goal line
Blue oval : Joaquin's foot
Yellow arrow : Direction of impact
Light blue circle : Fevernova
The sketch attempts to recreate the circumstances of the point at which Joaquin crossed the ball.
At this point, the ball was barely but certainly inside the goal line, and Joaquin's foot struck the ball pointing outside of the goal line (refer to the exhibit 4,6 and 7). Of course, as Joaquin intended, the impact was offset from the ball's center and the ball curved into the play area (note the arrow placed off-center of the ball). However, no matter how tight the curve was, the ball's trajectory must have extended in the direction of the impact to a certain extent. Even looking at Carlos' famous free kick shot, it is readily visible that a ball travels straight for a while and then curves because of spin in such situations. For the ball to have remained inside in the air, the ball should have been struck completely with the inside of Joaquin's foot. However, it is apparent that Joaquin was unable to do so. (The red line is shown on top to emphasize the goal line.)
To be fair and square, we closely analyzed all the possible resources, from still pictures to TV screen shots with the attitude as if we were Spaniards. After all the effort, we still 'assume' that the ball was out of bounds in the air. Why only assume?
In soccer, depending on the angles, many close-calls mislead the eyes of the audience until they actually reach the net. All of the clips and still pictures available were taken from an off-set angle. From this angle, it may appear that the ball has gone out even if it did not. After viewing all the evidences for hundreds of times, it is still difficult to conclude.
To be honest, even if the referees did made a mistake, so what? Mistakes have always been part of the game. We were just on the better side of the luck. All the winners had it. Why shouldn't we? Is it a sin to have small luck ?
Nevertheless, our official statement would have to be 'Nobody can be completely conclusive' about this thing. But, it is not the end of it.
If the previous argument is not enough, let's take a look at the next clip. The replay of the original FIFA broadcast was taken from an inappropriate angle to judge the line. But, thanks to God, there was another clip filmed in a better angle and height, from the MBC TV, for a show called 'Lee Kyung-Kyu on the Move'.
'Lee Kyung-Kyu on the Move' Clip (MPG, 5M, 18 SEC)
Now, let's watch the clip with these issues in mind.
1. Just focus on the ball.
Look carefully how it curves and how much it curves. This clip is the strongest evidence up until now that the ball was curved in from outside the goal line. However, once again, it too was taken from an off-set angle and cannot render a completely conclusive decision, thus not being the 100% counter-proof.
2. Now, focus on the linesman.Look carefully WHEN did the linesman raise the flag. The linesman did not raised the flag for the ball being crossed on the ground. That's for sure. He raised the flag when the ball reached some point in the 'AIR', well before the ball reached Morientes' head.
And look WHERE he was when the ball was in the air. The person who can make the most accurate decision was the man who was standing right behind Joaquin facing the exact line. The referee was standing there to do his job and certainly he was.
3. Let's focus only on the goalkeeper now.
He had plenty of time to block the ball and let us not forget this goal could have been the 'golden goal.' And what did the keeper do? Lee, instead of hurling his body toward to the ball to block the shot, lowered his hands, clearly indicating he stopped playing when he heard the whistle. Even if the referee hadn't blown the whistle, there was no chance that this shot could be the golden goal. Could anyone deny this after seeing the clip? If there is anyone who can explain why it could be a gold goal, please let us know the reason.
Regarding this play, Hong Myung-Bo (the captain of the Korean squad) said, "The whistle sounded right after the ball was crossed. That's why we stopped the defense. That is all."
There are people who go so far as to insist that 'the goal was struck out from the net.' But we think we have already presented enough evidences that the argument cannot be stood.
- There's a high chance that the ball was out (in the air).
- The call was made well before Morientes headed the ball.
- The ball was well within the reach of the goalkeeper. He could have easily denied the goal, but instead he just stopped playing.
Let us stop this futile bickering now. How funny is it to complain of being 'robbed' of a goal after an whistle ? After whistle, you should stop playing. How much clearer can this be?
p.s. At this point, we wonder how Spanish people could have reach the conclusion that both goal were robbed. With What evidence? And how ? Please let us know if you Spanish have any other special materials that could prove that it was fair goal. Please.
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