A system that started out with the purpose of cleaning up ‘clear and obvious’ errors has mutated into a scion of the HAL-9000
In a captivating if at times tentative first round of the new A-League season, arguably the best goal came in the Melbourne derby. After some neat interplay, Melbourne Victory captain Ola Toivonen slipped an exquisite, camel-through-a-needle’s-eye pass to young Elvis Kamsoba, whose expert finish prompted a remarkable display of celebratory gymnastics.
Then again … football has lately entered a whole new world of post-scoring formalities. Replays suggested that Kamsoba’s lower leg had strayed fractionally ahead of the second-last defender. Technically, the laws of the game had been breached; cheers were shoved back down throats. The game ended goalless.
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