Kickoff of Game 1 of the MLS Eastern Conference final was delayed Tuesday night over an apparent discrepancy in the size of the penalty box at Olympic Stadium.
It looks like they misjudged the lines by three yards on either side. Repainting them now. I'm not making this up. #TFC #IMFC http://pic.twitter.com/6Oh1gqiYET
— @JohnMolinaro
Update: The lines of the 18 yard boxes have been removed. #TFCLive http://pic.twitter.com/Ijz4dXCUIL
— @torontofc
After the players exited the field following their warmup, workers taped over the sidelines of the box and started measuring as a game official watched. It appeared the box was a metre or so short on each side.
"Due to a technical problem on the field, kickoff will be delayed," the Montreal Impact tweeted.
IMPORTANT | Due to a technical problem on the field, kickoff will be delayed. #IMFC #MTLvTOR #MLSCupPlayoffs
— @impactmontreal
Seventeen minutes after the scheduled kickoff, the capacity crowd of 61,004 cheered as a worker came out to patiently paint the line with a push-machine.
Did not have 'watching paint dry' on my evening plans. #MTLvTOR #tfclive #MLSCupPlayoffs
— @TFCWomble
How does this happen? How does team train on pitch this week and nobody not notice? How did we even get to this point? How? #TFC #IMFC
— @JohnMolinaro
The Impact normally play at the adjacent Saputo Stadium but have used Olympic Stadium for big games.
Delayed start of TFC-Impact game like watching paint dry - literally
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