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Schmid 'disappointed' in refereeing Sounders FC coach has history with head ref in Sunday's game SEATTLE -- Sounders FC coach Sigi Schmid didn't try to hide his feelings after Seattle's 1-1 tie with Los Angeles Sunday afternoon."I'm disappointed in the ejection, disappointed in the refereeing," he said. Schmid and his team were most disappointed with two plays: a non-call late in the first half when Nate Jaqua went down in the box and the ejection of James Riley in the second half for his part in a scrum after an L.A. foul. Riley was removed from the game for violent conduct, but said he had no intent on striking Mike Magee, who went down after Riley put his hand on Magee's head. The two were part of a melee that included several players from both teams. "I take full responsibility, it's a red, so it's a red," he said. "Obviously people have their different interpretations, but I'm disappointed that I let my team play 30 minutes (a man down) ... It's definitely not a punch. I was just trying to grab him because I thought he came in from behind me. But again, I take full responsibility. By no means do I ever intend to strike any player in the face or anywhere. That's definitely not the intent, so I want to make that clear." He was initially given a yellow card for the incident, but after meeting with his referee assistant on the sideline, head referee Tim Weyland then pulled out a red card. Schmid, in fact, felt like an L.A. player was responsible for the incident. Seattle was awarded a free kick after a foul, but L.A.'s Gregg Berhalter picked up the ball and started walking away with it. Riley intervened and aggressively tried to rip the ball away, which caused tempers to flare on both sides. "It all started ... it was our free kick and Gregg Berhalter picked up ball," Schmid said. "I guess he thought it was his free kick. I don't know. Maybe he was momentarily confused or dazed and the referee was confused and dazed. There ended up being a melee and a scrum. That's about all I can say right now." Schmid and Weyland have history going back to Schmid's days at UCLA, the Seattle coach said, and it was obvious after the game that Schmid wasn't happy to see him. "I've known the referee for a long time," he said. "When I was coaching in college we were allowed to list a couple of referees who would not be put on your games. So he hasn't refereed many games that I've coached, I'll put it that way." As for the no-call in the first half when Jaqua went down, Schmid said a replay confirmed his belief that a penalty kick should have been awarded. "That one I did see on replay and certainly did look like it could have been, should have been, maybe," he said. Herald Writer John Boyle: jboyle@heraldnet.com. More trouble for Weyland? This isn't the first time a head coach has been upset with head referee Tim Weyland. Just three weeks ago, Toronto FC head coach John Carver called Weyland's officiating a "disgrace," after Weyland called a handball on a Toronto defender to give Dallas FC a penalty kick and the eventual win.Here's a look at the article in the Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/621103 |
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