Not that I would expect you to change your mind,
by tex29 (2019-04-18 07:37:52)
Edited on 2019-04-18 08:27:58

In reply to: Definitely not a hand ball.  posted by NDMike2001

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but Llorente led with his arm and brought it down to contact. Just because it was tucked into his body after contact doesn’t make it not a handball. Former PL Referee Mark Halsey:

“If Cakir gets to see that replay then the goal is disallowed. Llorente leads with his arm and makes a movement towards the ball. You could argue it’s deliberate.

This angle was not shown to the officials - I have no idea why."

It’s a close enough call. And I’m sure other referees will disagree. I think it’s a handball, but I don’t really care. I’m frankly more bothered by the fact it doesn’t look like the ref was given access to this angle. In any event, credit to Spurs for a great match.


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