June 13, 2014
Deliverance: Oribe Peralta scores for Mexico and wins the match against Camaroon.
By the end of the first half of this hard-won match, it was clear that Mexico's strongest challenge wasn't the team of Camaroon itself but Colombian referee Wilmar Alexander Roldan Perez who denied Mexico forward Giovani Dos Santos two goals in the first half--two goals that video replay shows were perfectly legitimate:
At the very least, bad calls rob teams and fans equally of the competitive value and satisfaction of a fair contest. At worst, they can even incite a riot or the kind of gruesome and extreme violence that one generally associates with drug lords or the Taliban (which really makes a good case for baseball as a more civilized sport, Red Sox fans notwithstanding...).
Fortunately, justice prevailed in the Mexico v Camaroon match in the way that justice often does, through the tenacity and fortitude of those who seek it. Peralta connected in the 61st minute, a soaring triumph that ignited Mexico fans and was a thrill to all who watched. In a game so often held hostage to chance, Mexico is fighting hard to control its destiny.
This match was played at Estadio das Dunas, Natal, Brazil:
Aesthetic Value: **** out of 5.
Fear (of collapse) Factor: 0 out of 5.
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