Was penalty for Williamson handball correct call?
[BBC] By now, you will likely have seen Leah Williamson's bizarre error that resulted in Arsenal letting a two-goal lead slip to draw 2-2 with Paris FC on Wednesday in the Women's Champions League. With the Gunners leading 2-1 late on, England captain Williamson stopped a short goal-kick with her hand - believing it had not been taken - only for a penalty being awarded to the hosts, scored by Maeline Mendy. While Arsenal felt hard done to, the guidance on such incidents state that the decision to award a penalty was correct . Law 16 of the International Football Association Board's (Ifab) laws of the game state: "In goal-kick restarts, if the ball is stationary within the goal area and is kicked by any defending player, the goal-kick is considered to have been taken. "If, after the ball is in play, [a player] commits a handball offence, a penalty kick is awarded if the offence occurred inside the kicker's penalty area." The law seems pretty clear, but what did you make of the incident? Send us your views here
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