Description: The ball was swung into the Serbian penalty area and, as Prince-Boetang lined up a volley at goal, it appeared to strike Kuzmanović's arm and the referee awarded a penalty to Ghana. Gyan duly dispatched for 1-0 Ghana.
Date of Game: Sunday 13th June 2010
Home Team:
Serbia | Away Team:
GhanaReferee: Hector Baldassi (ARG) | Linesman: Ricardo Casas (ARG) & Hernan Maidana (ARG)
Decision Type: Penalty | Verdict:
Decision Difficulty: 1/5 | Affect on result: 5/5 | Score: 6
Affect on Result: Massive. It gave Ghana their winning goal | Winner: Ghana | Loser: Serbia
Players Involved: Zdravko Kuzmanović (Serbia) & Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)
Summary: Wow. After labelling Ghazzel of Algeria an idiot, we get an almost identical offence by Kuzmanović only this time it was in his own area and gave away a penalty (and the winning goal). I cannot offer any explanation for Kuzmanović's actions. The referee got it right and it handed Ghana a deserved victory as Serbia continued to hit the self-destruct button.
It was such an obvious handball it is a decision you'd hope referees would get right, but that doesn't mean they always will, especially when it was clear what impact it would have on the game being so late in proceedings.
View highlights & match summary of Serbia vs Ghana on BBC
Cheers,
WB
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