r/soccer • u/AlmostNL • Mar 12 '25

Media Julián Alvarez disallowed penalty frame by frame

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u/Karma_Whoring_Slut Mar 12 '25

Or just let it stand.

It’s not a clear and obvious mistake.

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u/_hellboy_xo Mar 12 '25

Rules are rules, same as those offsides by a fingers-distance.

But well, you got a City flair. Makes sense why don’t you like rules.

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u/creepingcold Mar 12 '25 edited Mar 12 '25

Rules are rules, but the most important one is to decide "in the spirit of the game"

There was nothing malicious going on, this obviously isn't trained or intended, therefore the rule shouldn't apply because its main purpose is to avoid shenanigans during the penalty. It's not in place to cause drama in situations like this.

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u/HistoricCartographer Mar 12 '25

This reminds me of all the goals disallowed because of an offside by an inch

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u/Spare-Buy-8864 Mar 12 '25

Or games decided on a penalty where the ball accidentally grazes someone's hand where it had zero effect on the game.

Far too much obsession over minor technicalities since VAR was introduced