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Math proves that the Revolution's goal should have counted

In the dying moments of Saturday's game between the New England Revolution and Toronto FC, Lee Nguyen appeared to have scored the game-winner. The midfielder was there to clean up a loose ball that was served in by Femi Hollinger-Janzen. The goal was disallowed, however, as referee Edvin Jurisevic ruled that the ball had traveled out of bounds.

It was a bold call to make as it required the assistant referee to be in a perfect position. Revs head coach Jay Heaps made a similar claim in his post-game press conference, saying, "The last play of the game when we scored the goal, the referee called it out of bounds.