Lens – Lille: on the hand of Kevin Danso, “the penalty was expected”, the arbitration ruling confirms it

After each day of Ligue 1, the referee department of the Federation (FFF) reports special situations to the VAR, the video support. This time, the penalty given to LOSC at the end of extra time for a handball in the area by Kevin Danso, in the duel with Mohamed Bayo, and adapted by Jonathan David (98^e), which was on the record.

In his analysis, the DA will according to what Benoît Bastien had explained to Lensois coach Will Still half an hour after the final whistle. It confirms the referee’s decision, which was the responsibility of Lensois players and staff difficult to understand and comprehendSATURDAY.

Artificial increase in body surface area

« Kevin Danso’s arm position, first showing up and then bringing the ball to the ground, artificially increases the surface area covered by his body. With his arm in such a position, the defender is in danger of touching the ball with him and being penalized, even if he intervenes with a tackle. So the punishment was expected. Furthermore, the fact that the ball first touched another part of the defender’s body before being dragged by the arm is not sufficient reason for not calling a penalty. Furthermore, the Directorate of Arbitration is mindful of that this criterion does not appear in the Laws of the game. “The fire 12 in this case.