Yeah agreed In that case the horrific, brutal, illegal 'charge' by the Chelsea player should have resulted in a free-kick!
should this have stood? [video=youtube;wg7C42rzGEc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg7C42rzGEc[/video]
I looked at the hazard one for the first time today. How on earth the linesman says to the ref that the keeper dropped the ball is beyond me, it is certainly a lie by the linesman. Whether or not it should stand is another thing but the linesman certainly lied. For me both were not goals, Agger's or henry's. if you start to allow that sort of thing Keepers are going to start getting injured and games plagued with attempts to stop the keeper starting play off which would be extremely tedious and possibly dangerous
Law 12.16 GOALKEEPER POSSESSION OF THE BALL The goalkeeper is considered to be in control of the ball when the ball is held with both hands, held by trapping the ball between one hand and any surface (e.g., the ground, a goalpost, the goalkeeper’s body), or holding the ball in the outstretched open palm. Once established, possession is maintained, when the ball is held as described above, while bouncing the ball on the ground or throwing it into the air. Possession is given up if, after throwing the ball into the air, it is allowed to hit the ground. For purposes of determining goalkeeper possession, the “handling” includes contact with any part of the goalkeeper’s arm from the fingertips to the shoulder. While the ball is in the possession of the goalkeeper, it may not be challenged for or played by an opponent in any manner. An opponent who attempts to challenge for a ball in the possession of the goalkeeper may be considered to have committed a direct free kick foul. However, a ball which is only being controlled by the goalkeeper using means other than the hands is open to otherwise legal challenges by an opponent.
