Refereeing body: Lens should have had penalty at Monaco, no OM spot-kick against PSG | OneFootball

The refereeing department published its weekly debrief for the fifth round of Ligue 1 on Tuesday, ruling Lens should have had a penalty at Monaco and confirming OM were not due one against PSG.

The Monaco v Lens incident came in the 18th minute when Michaël Cuisance collected the ball in the area and shot, the effort slowed by Sadibou Sané’s hand. VAR summoned Clément Turpin to the monitor, he upheld his on-field decision not to award a penalty.

The correct outcome was a penalty, as the defender’s arm increased his body surface area, creating the risk of handball and sanction.

In OM v PSG, the key moment arrived in the 38th minute when Amine Gouiri and Désiré Doué came together in the box and François Letexier did not point to the spot.

Doué moved his right leg across to play the ball while Gouiri’s forward imbalance had already begun, so the contact alone was not deemed illegal and a penalty was not expected.

Source: L'Équipe

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