Uruguay beat Ghana after Ghana missed a penalty in the dying seconds of the game. Ghana were awarded a penalty because Uruguayan striker Suarez deliberately handled the ball on his own goal line. So rather than awarding a penalty which could be missed or saved and so giving the offending team a second chance, should the referee be able to award a 'penalty goal' rather as in rugby where a referee can award a 'penalty try' should he believe that a try has been prevented by the defending team's misconduct?
An interesting question posed to me by a rugby fan friend over the past weekend; does he have a point?
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Yes, if it was clearly going to be a goal, a goal should be awarded.
And I lost a £5 bet with a friend on the outcome of that match !
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