Official commentary of the Spanish Football Association: Ferran should stop before scoring the goal, Guerre and Valde s handball penalty are correct

The Spanish Football Association's referees' Technical Committee conducted the first referee review today. The review determined that the referee should stop the game before the goal of Ferran Torres against Mallorca, and the penalty for Guerre and Valde's handball was correct.

La Liga 1st round, Mallorca vs Barcelona, ​​Ferran Torres scored:

Referee commented: How does this penalty help us understand the concussion event protocol? The rules are clear: when a head impact occurs, the first thing to pay attention to is the player themselves. The Mallorca player fell into his own penalty area after being hit in the head by the ball. A few seconds later, the Barcelona player scored a goal. According to the rules, once the player is suspected of having a concussion, the referee should immediately stop the game so that the player can receive treatment.

In this incident, the referee chose to continue the game, but the defenseman's injury should actually stop the game immediately. The goal is only valid if the shot is almost completed at the moment of the collision. Therefore, the right decision should be to stop the game. This incident reminds us that players' safety is always the first priority and everything else should be ranked behind.

La Liga Round 2: Levante vs. Barcelona, ​​Valde's handball:

Referee commented: There was a handball foul in this attack, and the key to the penalty is the movement of the arm. The defensive player (Balder)'s arms are at a low position at the beginning, and when the offensive player prepares to shoot, his arms are raised to a right angle to the body, a posture that is unnatural in the game.

This action caused the defensive player to deliberately expand his defense area and block the ball flying towards the goal with his arms. The referee correctly awarded the penalty because in this action, his arm was placed in an inappropriate position, blocking an obvious chance to score.

La Liga 3rd round, Real Madrid vs. Mallorca, Guerre's handball:

Referee commented: This penalty will review the rules for goals after handball, Guerre scored after touching the ball with his arm. This rule has been implemented for several seasons and it is well known to everyone in the football world that if a player scores immediately after the ball touches his own hand or arm, even if such a touch is unintentional, it will be considered a foul.

During this goal, although Guerre made a follow-up shot, the two shots were very short and the entire process occurred continuously, so it met the standard of "immediateness", whether the ball was blocked by the goalkeeper after the shot or bounced back on the post.

Therefore, it is the correct decision to finally determine that the goal is invalid after VAR intervenes. It should be noted that if Guerre does not choose to shoot in this offense but pass the ball to his teammate, and the teammate then scores a goal, the goal should be deemed valid.