When penalty feints go wrong...
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Huh, why did he get booked for that?
You are not allowed to fake the penalty shot (which he tries and fails miserably)
It's very much a grey area, it says in the 'Interpretation of the Laws of the Game and Guidelines for Referees' in FIFA's Laws of the Game:
“Feinting to take a penalty kick to confuse opponents is permitted as part of football. However, if, in the opinion of the referee, the feinting is considered an act of unsporting behaviour, the player must be cautioned.”
So it is very much at the referee's discretion, it's generally accepted that once the penalty taker raises his leg, it has to be one fluid movement, whereas players regularly pause on the approach.
Regardless of this, the penalty should have been retaken as the goalkeeper stepped off the line significantly before the 'kick' was attempted/taken.
I think it may have got retaken but the player got booked for jumping on the floor. The ref points his arm towards the goal again after blowing for a foul..