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Re: Central WA: The Best Worst Day Ever

My thoughts go out to everyone on both alliances - this is a very tough situation to be in, on either side. Unfortunately, mistakes do happen... 2 years ago my team was involved in a finals match that ended in a similar way- it was the second match of the finals (the red alliance won the first match), the red alliance out scored the blue alliance, but there was a red card against the red alliance. The score was displayed, showing a red alliance win and victory music started playing. They fixed the error quickly and pulled down the score, forcing a long announcement about how the red card affected the match and the results. There was a lot of confusion, and it was difficult to get everyone to get back on the field for that third match.

I can only imagine what it must have been like to have the suspense and excitement build up while the tie breaker explanation was going on, only to have the results reversed a short while later. Keep your heads held high - it sounds like everyone handled it well, which says a lot more about the teams in question than a regional win does.
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