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bmb · « **Reply #105 on:** Tue 29 Jan 2019 14:33 »

Clatts says Andre Marriner got it right, both the ruling out of the pen (via VAR obviously) & starting with a drop ball.

Well done, VAR. Referee Andre Marriner awards a penalty, despite it being a perfectly good challenge by defender Ethan Ampadu on Joey Pelupessy.
Marriner, from his angle, thinks Pelupessy plays the ball first and so he points to the spot.
However, as we can see from the television replays, it was in fact a good tackle by Ampadu and therefore not a foul.
This is why VAR is introduced – to prevent these incorrect calls. As for why a drop ball was awarded rather than a corner, the ball was still in play when Marriner blew his whistle to award a penalty.
That means the restart has to be a drop ball. It seems strange, but those are the rules.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6638119/Ethan-Ampadus-tackle-Joey-Pelupessy-VAR-introduced.html

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