Seattle Sounders FC 0
New England Revolution 1
August 20, 2009
The face of the soccer goal is a 8 feet high and 24 feet wide. The soccer ball is 9 (or so) inches in diameter. If a goalie is roughly able to be a mobile 40ish square feet with arms and legs moving (picture a guy doing jumping jacks) then there should be a certain percentage of shots saved. But, when only 36 feet from the goal the ball should virtually never miss the goal itself when kicked from a stationary starting position by a well trained professional. Neither Seattle PK this year has managed to find the 192 square feet when both have been taken by the Freddies ... just a thought.
Another thought is that too many crap teams playing crap soccer get rewarded for my tastes.
