00:00Would you have given a penalty or not? I would have given a penalty.
00:03If you watched Talenta Dortmund, you definitely saw this play.
00:06We are at the very end of the match, in the 98th minute.
00:08And from a dangerous cross, Rami BensebaĂŻ tries to clear the ball,
00:11except that he's going to stick his right cleat into Nikola Kristovic's head.
00:14The Talenta player will finish in 100.
00:17The referee will initially award a corner, but VAR will review it for a few minutes.
00:19and then the referee will whistle for the penalty spot.
00:22Samardzic converts the penalty in the middle of the night, 40 minutes in, and will qualify his club.
00:25But it's true that there's a debate that arises: was there really
00:27penalty?
00:28I'm going to take a point that is very simple.
00:29Even if BensebaĂŻni touches the ball, the regulations are clear.
00:32When you make a move that endangers the physical integrity of the opposing player,
00:36In my opinion, there is a mistake.
00:37Here the Talenta player finished in 100, so obviously there is a problem.
00:41Here we can consider that as a high foot,
00:43but most importantly, the studs will touch the head of the Montenegrin player.
00:45Now for me, if there hadn't been a penalty, I could have understood it.
00:48Because for me, that particular action falls into a grey area.
00:50In other words, for me it's not an indisputable penalty, and it's not an indisputable no penalty.
00:55Because it is true that BensebaĂŻni already touched the ball with one touch,
00:57And it is true that the Bergam striker will hang his head.
01:00In other words, the notion of a high foot is somewhat debatable.
01:03Add to that the fact that, obviously, BensebaĂŻni, I suppose, is not making an extract.
01:06obviously doesn't want to touch the Montenegrin player.
01:08Well, that provides a counter-argument.
01:10Now, from my point of view, I would have given a penalty.
01:13But I completely understand people who wouldn't have gone for a penalty.
01:15And I really want to say that, in truth, I can understand Dortmund supporters.
01:18who might feel wronged, especially since it happened in the 98th minute.
01:21In other words, it's borderline wronged, but well, I want to say that, firstly,
01:24There's no scandal, and secondly, given how the match unfolded,
01:27Well, in reality, Talenta deserves its qualification.
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