Mexican Primera Division, 2011 Clausura, Round 5: Live Coverage, Monterrey Defeats Pachuca, UANL Tigres Downs Santos Laguna

It seems that there’s nothing that Necaxa can do to grab three points this season. They peppered the Morelia goal with shots in the second half, including one that crossed the goal line. Legally. Yet, neither the referee or the linesman saw the ball cross the line, ala Frank Lampard in the World Cup, as Monarcas Morelia limped their way into a 0-0 draw and an unearned point.

Incredibly, the referee and linesman made a second error on the 67th minute non-goal. Not only did the ball cross the line, but when Sergio Blanco headed in the rebound, he was flagged for offside. He was not offsides. It was a ridiculous comedy of errors that robbed a deserving Necaxa side of a win. Unsurprisingly, Necaxa manager Sergio Bueno was so upset with the decision that his protests resulted in a sending off.

Necaxa and Monarcas Morelia just managed to play one of the most boring halves of football I’ve ever seen in my life. This is surprising to precisely no one who watched the 2010 Clausura or 2011 Apertura. After teasing us with a 3-3 thriller against San Luis last weekend, Morelia have decided to revert back to snorefest football.

As I was about to pass out in my office chair, the referee decided to show a second yellow card to Aldo Ramirez for accidentally stepping on Everaldo Barbosa’s foot. It was a very harsh sending off, and it came from such a tame foul that it could not awake me from my daze. Staying awake for another 45 minutes will be a struggle.