For all you Vegas teams out there..you already know this club is in your area. However, on Sunday the team coached by Diego Jimenez and Team Mgr. Fabian Silva (who also swap roles for another team according to gotsoccer.com) stooped to a new low..at least I think they did. Maybe they've gone lower. This was during their third game in group play. Boys U-11 Silver. One of their players..a defender earned a Red Card in the previous game (for dangerous play is what I heard-can't confirm). He was on the field for our game and managed to light up one of our strikers twice. A coach from the team of one of our previous games happened to be nearby and informed our coach that the defender had been carded in his game and should not be playing the current game.
Our coach got the tournament staff involved. They talked it over on the field with the refs and coaches from both teams. FORFEIT!! We were just into the 2nd half and they were up 2-0. Not a lead that couldn't be tied or even overcome. Our boys walked back onto the field to shake hands with their boys and were preceded to be called "gay and cheaters" by their kids. Parents also called us cheaters from their side of the field. Great sportsmanship by San Nicolas Academy.
My guess is they probably figured nobody would know if their suspended player was on the pitch for the next game. What message does this send to the players?! That even though you've been suspended from playing the next game..it's more important to win..and it's no big deal if we put you in the game. Truly pathetic. EVERYONE on that team had to have been there when that player received his red card. The entire team is culpable. Starting with the coach, then the TA, the parents of the player, and everyone else.
Great job San Nicolas Academy!!!
Our coach got the tournament staff involved. They talked it over on the field with the refs and coaches from both teams. FORFEIT!! We were just into the 2nd half and they were up 2-0. Not a lead that couldn't be tied or even overcome. Our boys walked back onto the field to shake hands with their boys and were preceded to be called "gay and cheaters" by their kids. Parents also called us cheaters from their side of the field. Great sportsmanship by San Nicolas Academy.
My guess is they probably figured nobody would know if their suspended player was on the pitch for the next game. What message does this send to the players?! That even though you've been suspended from playing the next game..it's more important to win..and it's no big deal if we put you in the game. Truly pathetic. EVERYONE on that team had to have been there when that player received his red card. The entire team is culpable. Starting with the coach, then the TA, the parents of the player, and everyone else.
Great job San Nicolas Academy!!!