Originally Posted by
ncsubowen
In stoppage time no less. Having played as a goalie in soccer for 12+ years, I have certainly had times where a shot was so well placed that diving for it is pointless. If you have a good defense, they understand that - the fans may want to see some effort, but at some point there's just no reason. In that last shot, the placement (going far post, catching it in the side net, etc) there was virtually nothing the keeper could have done. Especially with the pressure coming in, if he had cut the shooter's angle he might have had a chance, however, he would have let the man crashing the back have a wide open angle on it.
Chance things happen. Certainly we've all seen crazy ends to games, just cause it didn't go your way doesn't necessarily mean it was a fix (although as we've seen before it could have been).