Well the rule says this

"It is usually an offence if a player:
touches the ball with their hand/arm when:
the hand/arm has made their body unnaturally bigger
the hand/arm is above/beyond their shoulder level (unless the player deliberately plays the ball which then touches their hand/arm)
The above offences apply even if the ball touches a player’s hand/arm directly from the head or body (including the foot) of another player who is close."

He did gain an advantage because he stopped a cross coming in when we had players in the middle.

Posted By: Jim, Sep 30, 10:43:54