Quote (Pens @ Jul 24 2015 09:25am)
From Fifa.com
Must be deliberate. Accidental does not merit a foul.
Yea, I can't find anything on obstruction of ball movment by arm meriting a PK. So maybe i'm a little over my head.
Quote (fender @ Jul 24 2015 09:28am)
"even if it wasn't deliberate" is "accidental" - why ask "or not" again? ofc a deliberate handball is a pk...
and if it's accidental it's not a pk provided he didn't have his arms in an "unnatural position" to increase the blocking surface or had a realistic chance of getting his arms out of the way and didn't do it...
Well in that video, his arms were in an unnatural position, but at the same time, he was breaking his fall.
Seems like there is too many factors and the ruling really could have gone either way. I am now convinced more-so that it wasn't 100% clear cut PK but as a fan, i'm still glad it was in our favor instead of against like in the World Cup.
This post was edited by ZK9GT on Jul 24 2015 12:42pm