Penalty
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Florucz celebrates his penalty in an empty stadium: the gaffer knows that silence
Back from suspension, Raul Florucz came on after about a quarter of an hour for Union SG, in an empty stadium. He won and scored a penalty, and Union have 7 points…
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Napoli rest De Bruyne and Højlund, then lose in Venice: Freddy rethinks his rotation
Napoli lost 1-0 on Saturday at Venezia, bottom of Serie A, in round 7. Massimiliano Allegri had rested Kevin De Bruyne and Rasmus Højlund after the Champions League defeat to Villarreal; both…
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PSG miss three penalties in a row but win shootouts: Louise looks for the difference
PSG won 1-3 at Strasbourg on Saturday in Ligue 1, but Ousmane Dembélé missed a penalty there, after Désiré Doué against Le Mans and Ferran Torres against Manchester City. Luis Enrique admitted…
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A “lunar” run-up in CONCACAF, Marcel remembers the three steps
Club Sando and Mount Pleasant Football Academy drew 1-1 on Thursday in the first leg of the CONCACAF Caribbean club championship semi-final. According to RMC Sport, the visitors could have won but…
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No VAR in the Belgian Cup for Standard, and Marcel finds a match from his day
Standard reached the last 16 of the Belgian Cup by beating Dender 2-0. Early on, Casper Nielsen had his foot stamped on as he shot in the box, and referee Anthony Letellier…
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Nineteen seconds of slow walking to a penalty: Louise looks for the suspense rule
In the CONCACAF Caribbean Cup playoffs, Mount Pleasant striker Trayvon Reid walked in slow motion for 19 seconds to the penalty spot against Sando. His very weak shot was saved by goalkeeper…
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Anderlecht punished for a handball in a tackle: a P3 gaffer seeks the armless tackle
Anderlecht lost 1-0 at Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday in the Europa League, on a penalty given in the final seconds after a VAR check for an Oleg Reabciuk handball. Anderlecht stay on…
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Anderlecht lose on a 93rd-minute handball, Louise wonders where arms go in a slide
Anderlecht lost 1-0 at Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League, on a penalty awarded after a VAR check for an Oleg Reabciuk handball in the 93rd minute. The Purple and Whites are…
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Nainggolan calls on Botticelli over Drammeh’s penalty, VAR was missing a painter
After Standard’s 0-1 defeat to Charleroi, with no penalty for a trodden foot on Salieu Drammeh, Radja Nainggolan summed up his astonishment with a line about Botticelli. Stijn Stijnen wants more former…
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VAR doesn’t call the referee over to see Drammeh’s fall at Sclessin: Marcel compares
Beaten 0-1 by Charleroi at Sclessin, Standard got no penalty for a late fall by Salieu Drammeh, although the footage seems to show a foot being stood on. The VAR did not…
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A penalty retaken ends in a saved panenka, Marcel watches the goal line
In the last 32 of the Croky Cup (Belgium’s national cup), Axel Benoit’s penalty for Olympic Charleroi was saved, retaken because goalkeeper Thiebault Bartholomé was ruled too far off his line, then…
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Boukamir disputes the penalty and quotes his opponent, Louise looks for the form
In Charleroi’s 3-2 win over Cercle Bruges at the Mambourg, referee Anthony Letellier gave a penalty on 73 minutes for a foul by Amine Boukamir on Martens. Ngoura scored it. The 19-year-old…