Video: RSL coach Mike Petke goes ape on MLS officiating
Photo credit: Real Salt Lake
After an intense 90 minutes of play, Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City settled for a 1-1 draw Saturday night in Sandy, Utah. Goals on either side of halftime by RSL’s Luis Silva and SKC’s Benny Feilhaber cemented the scoreline.
While there was plenty of action on the pitch, the real fireworks started at the postgame press conference.
RSL head coach Mike Petke was ejected from the match in the 72nd minute after excessively jawing at the fourth official. Still fuming, he showed up to the presser with a mountain of “evidence” like a prosecutor presenting to a jury at a murder trial.
Here’s the must-watch video, courtesy of RSL’s Twitter account:
🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/bfvQZerJ4G
— Real Salt Lake (@RealSaltLake) July 23, 2017
Who knows what additional punishment, if any, Petke will receive beyond his ejection. But he might want to set some money aside for a stiff fine from MLS. Just sayin’. In fact, witty RSL supporters already launched a GoFundMe page to raise money for their coach’s likely inevitable fine.
“Be the Mike Petke that you wish to see in the world.”
@RealSaltLake #TheFrickingPrinterBroke— Matthew D. LaPlante (@mdlaplante) July 23, 2017
Both clubs will return to action next Saturday, as RSL hosts Columbus Crew SC and SKC welcomes the red-hot Chicago Fire to town.
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