Re: Penalty

By Gustavus17/1 18:45Sat Jan 17 18:45:15 2026In response to Re: Penalty

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Well this says:

A player, substitute or substituted player who commits any of the following offences is sent off:
denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by committing a deliberate handball offence (except a goalkeeper within their penalty area)

And further:

Where a player denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by committing a deliberate handball offence, the player is sent off wherever the offence occurs (except a goalkeeper within their penalty area).

Where a player denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by committing a non-deliberate handball offence and the referee awards a penalty kick, the offender is cautioned.

So he would have been sent off if deliberate.

But the linesman told us the ref decided it hit his chest first and then went on to the arm.

Edited by Gustavus at 18:47:27 on 17th January 2026