With injuries and absenteeism mounting, game 3 of LAPL XV was another disappointing affair for the Vikings. This time it was Dinamo (truly a team of plumbers) who were gifted 3 tallies by shoddy defensive play and skipped off like they’d won the World Cup. Unfortunately, losing was what Valhalla deserved for missing so many opportunities and making so many errors. But what they didn’t deserve was the unbelievably poor sportsmanship of their opponents and the lackluster officiating courtesy of a ref that really belongs overseeing AYSO.
The LAPL is a great league: organized, private and sporting with a higher level of play than any other like league in the country but it rests on a balance. The balance is struck, whether one likes it or not, on the generally fair and consistent officiating of Alex Gorin.
As a caveat, Alex was recently asked by the NCAA to ref a private friendly between NCAA All stars and Inter Milan. Anyone that thinks he is not one of the best referees in the country should think on that. Of course, laziness may be another issue, but let’s face it, he knows the game.
Now if Valhalla could just get back to playing it at the level they’ve enjoyed recently…
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