The fifth descent. Purpose of Maradona’s Hand of God. And now, Eastern Washington has made a field goal that has not entered the tradition of the worst refereeing mistakes of all time.
That’s the level of referee negligence that occurred in the FCS clash on Saturday night between the Eagles and Idaho. Take a look and try to find out how the officials found this attempt to pitch Seth Harrison, from eastern Washington, bad.
The footage is not IMAX quality, but the ball can be seen clearly passing through the columns. The official under the right post is not quite in position when the ball is kicked and is clearly confused after the ball bounces off the scoreboard. After a moment of what I can only assume was deep contemplation, he waves his arms to signal that he is not doing well.
The game took place just over 11 minutes from the end of the fourth period and the score was tied at 21. The two teams went without goals in the next four combined possessions before Idaho scored what would end up being the victory touchdown with less than a minute to go. play, making the final score 28-21.
It is a pill difficult to swallow by the Eagles. The three points would not have made up for the difference in the final score, but there is no telling how the game would have played out differently if Eastern Washington had won a three-point lead at that stage of the game.
Instead, it’s a 0-1 start to the year, while the Vandals achieve victory in the most unpredictable circumstances. For a football season different from all the previous ones, it is an adequate result.