In an epic act of frustration last Thursday night, New York Red Bulls forward Luke Rodgers pelted a soccer ball into the crowd, nearly caving in the face of an innocent woman.

It happened in the eighth minute of New York's 2-1 loss to the L.A. Galaxy in the first round of the 2011 MLS playoffs.

For some, the fact that the MLS playoffs are actually being televised by ESPN is more shocking than the clip of Rodgers' close call with the fan's face.

Rodgers is from England, so naturally, he probably has a hatred for American soccer fans, like this poor woman in the front row who pulls a Neo from The Matrix at exactly the last second.

She is all by herself, sadly, and if she had company, that company would be headless at the moment.

The power and speed with which Rodgers struck the ball would have gotten past any World Cup goalkeeper and would have likely helped the Red Bulls to a victory Thursday night had it occurred in the field of play.

Although it sounds terrible to say, a part of me wonders how much more amazing this clip would be if Rodgers actually connected with his unintended target, the woman's mug.

She would have survived, but her glasses, vision, sense of smell and teeth—that's an entirely different story.

Let us just imagine if that was a line-drive baseball off the bat of Albert Pujols or a hockey puck slap shot off the stick of Alexander Ovechkin, this clip might have become crime evidence.
(Bleacher Report)