Sentences with phrase «handball decisions»

Nevertheless, judging by the ongoing chaos surrounding handball decisions, this rule change could cause lots of controversy when it comes into play!

In fact, I commented to a mate on the way to WBA that you are seeing a lot more handball decisions in the penalty area turned down this season, with players either being too close to the ball, or it not being deliberate.

Barely a week goes by in the global game without a controversial handball decision leading to a penalty somewhere in the world.

With more games to come though, there are opportunities to make up on this lost ground, but days like these are hard to take: especially given the Solanke chance below, and a handball decision that we've seen go the other way, as was noted on Match of the Day.

Not exact matches

The rules state that for handball to be given, it has to be deliberate, however seeing as the ball bounced off Solanke's chest and then onto his arm, it seems to be a harsh decision to disallow the goal.

The match's most dramatic moment came in the 82nd minute, as Dominic Solanke appeared to give the home side the lead form a Joe Gomez cross, however ref Tierney ruled the goal out for deliberate handball, something that most fans deemed as a very harsh decision.

However, if we were less bothered about the handball, you would have seen that a first time cross from oxlade chamberlain towards giroud would have made a clear cut chance for him We weren't lucky, both teams got decisions, but the ref was shocking.

Didn't Atkinson once give a similair decision against fabregas for handball when he played for us..?

Why do fans have to accept such unfairness such as handballs, diving and other extremely dubious decisions.

Not only is it a blantant and intentional handball by Keane, but a farcical penalty decision.

If the referee had failed to notice one of Robbie Keane's handballs earlier in the game and the Irish had scored the reaction would have been exactly the same, so for me it comes down to the referee making the wrong decision and not the intentions or lack of honesty by the offending player or team.

Jones decision: No handball, No Red Card (Walter?)

Brighton's Glenn Murray scored a late winner in the home side's 2 - 1 FA Cup third - round defeat of Palace on Monday but, with suggestions of handball, there was confusion among players, fans at the ground and TV viewers over whether VAR had had any influence on the decision.

It was eventually disallowed for handball, but Ozil didn't intentionally play the ball with arm, making it a very harsh decision.

For once a referee's poor decision - making did not cost us three points and if the winner was controversial because of an alleged handball by Sam Vokes, then it was no more than Burnley deserved on the night, having peppered the Leicester goal with 24 shots, had 60 % of the possession, and had a nailed on penalty claim (maybe two) ignored in the first half, Mike Dean showing again that with him it is pot luck whether or not any team is awarded a penalty.