He leaned right into it
And tried deliberately to block the ball. As it then hit his arm it’s a clear penalty
Posted By: IG88 on August 18th 2025 at 23:13:55
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- Cant see how the ref thought that was deliberate handball (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 18, 22:21:02
- He leaned right into it (Other Football) - IG88, Aug 18, 23:13:55
- No - it’s only handball if he deliberately handled the ball (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 18, 23:45:42
- Obviously deliberate for me Clive. Leans into it. Knows exactly what he's doing. (n/m) (Other Football) - JD3, Aug 18, 22:32:21
- Not for me (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 18, 22:34:03
- Once he knows it's not hitting his chest he makes sure it hits his arm (Other Football) - JD3, Aug 18, 22:58:50
- Seems impossible to assume intent in the absence of independent arm movement to me (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 18, 23:44:37
- Clive (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Aug 18, 23:16:40
- Once he knows it's not hitting his chest he makes sure it hits his arm (Other Football) - JD3, Aug 18, 22:58:50
- Not for me (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 18, 22:34:03
- The only way to prevent it was leaning into it with his arm (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Aug 18, 22:23:00
- He was trying to block a shot by leaning towards it (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 18, 22:30:08
- So obvious - and the pundits concur. (n/m) (Other Football) - norwaay, Aug 18, 22:26:00
- He leaned right into it (Other Football) - IG88, Aug 18, 23:13:55
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