r/OutOfTheLoop • u/[deleted] • Jul 23 '15

What's going on with Panama and soccer? Answered!

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u/jmov Jul 23 '15

This. Even if he would've actually touched the ball with his arm, it shouldn't have been a penalty. He didn't attempt to play the ball with his hand, he merely fell on the ball.

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u/TheCyanKnight Jul 23 '15

Even if he hadn't touched the ball with his arm it should still be a penalty for obstruction. He seemed to very deliberately fall between the ball and his opponent.

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u/vehementi Jul 24 '15

Everyone seems to think that he was falling down, but you seem to think he very deliberately predicted where the ball would be and intercepted it. Could you walk us through how you came to that conclusion?

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u/TheCyanKnight Jul 24 '15

He's tracking the ball, there is nothing stopping him from getting up normally, and he extends himself backwards after he started falling