If you kick the ball and follow through into someone's legs then that is usually a foul

He saves it with his hands and then his legs go up so it is less incidental than that.

Posted By: Kangol Canary on April 15th 2026 at 18:25:12

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How was this not a pen?! (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, Apr 15, 14:05:31
- That’s the danger of a still image. In reality great save and definitely not a penalty. (n/m) (Other Football) - Boyer, Apr 15, 18:46:50
- Never a pen (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Apr 15, 18:11:23
- Could've killed him (n/m) (Other Football) - Chris Peacock, Apr 15, 15:18:15
- That’s a match report with a photo (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 15, 15:07:01
  - Just a collision (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 15, 15:09:54
    - He raises his foot towards his head. Clear foul anywhere else on the pitch (n/m) (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, Apr 15, 15:58:11
      - "clear foul anywhere else on the pitch" (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 15, 16:12:35
        
        Yes of course there is physical contact but you don't get a free pass (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, Apr 15, 17:27:34
        
        The fact that even *Barcelona* didn't appeal for a foul, not even monetarily (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 15, 17:30:03
        
        Maybe they were more worried about him being ok? (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, Apr 15, 18:23:57
        
        *momentarily*, rather (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 15, 17:30:19
      - He’s making a save (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 15, 16:06:09
        
        I was watching on TV and thought it was a pen in real time (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, Apr 15, 17:29:41
        
        *shot up towards his face* (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 15, 17:33:32
        
        If you kick the ball and follow through into someone's legs then that is usually a foul (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, Apr 15, 18:25:12
        
        It's arguable that he heads his foot, rather than the keeper kicking his head (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Apr 15, 18:12:04
        
        The twitter account that posted the video seems to think it was a foul (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, Apr 15, 18:27:02
        
        Which is why they’ll have posted it (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 15, 20:32:11
        
        His foot isn’t high, he’s in the process of making a save (and gets the ball) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Apr 15, 20:19:55
        
        I'm not saying it should be a foul for high foot (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, Apr 15, 20:53:05
        
        There was nothing reckless about it (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 15, 22:26:42
    - Head to foot all day long (n/m) (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, Apr 15, 15:48:24
- He was in the process of making a (really good) save and that was part of the movement (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 15, 14:21:59
- Clearly AI (n/m) (Other Football) - BSE Canary, Apr 15, 14:21:22

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