Norwegian referee and FIFA stab Canada and then push the sword even deeper

Have you ever heard of any referee in the whole wide world calling a penalty because the goalkeeper held the ball for a couple of extra seconds?  Something has gone totally bonkers with Olympics 2012.  This is disgusting.

....In the semifinals,  Canada was looking for its first win against the U.S. since March of 2001, a span of 27 games, but a pair of goals from Megan Rapinoe, and a late penalty kick from Abby Wambach got the powerful American squad to extra time, where Morgan came through with her late-game heroics.

Wambach's penalty came after the Americans were awarded a free kick outside the Canadian box by Norwegian referee Christiana Pedersen when goalkeeper Erin McLeod was whistled for the rarely called violation of holding the ball for more than six seconds. Marie-Eve Nault was charged with a handball in the penalty area on the ensuing kick.

Wambach revealed Tuesday that she subtly lobbied for the call by counting out loud when McLeod had the ball.

Canadian coach John Herdman was livid with Pedersen on Monday.
"She'll have to sleep in bed tonight after watching the replays, she's got that to live with," he said. "We'll move on from this, I wonder if she'll be able to."

McLeod said Pedersen told her that she had held the ball for 10 seconds.
"Not even close," McLeod replied.

Christine Sinclair, who scored all three of Canada's goals, said afterward that "the ref decided the result before the game started."

Sinclair also said she pleaded with Pedersen to reconsider the pivotal call.
"She actually giggled and said nothing," Sinclair said. "Classy."

Sinclair felt the Canadians were robbed of a victory.....