CTA admits Valencia’s winning penalty against Espanyol was wrongly awarded | OneFootball

The CTA has admitted a significant error on matchday 21. In its latest Tiempo de Revisión episode, it said the late penalty that sealed Valencia’s 3-2 win over Espanyol should not have been given.

The incident came in the 92nd minute. While the contact by Rubén Sánchez on Beltrán was considered a punishable foul, the move began with Ramazani holding Sánchez and bringing him down, and VAR should have asked the referee to cancel the penalty.

At Camp Nou, two moments were examined, the most contentious arriving just before half-time. Oviedo appealed for a spot-kick after Alberto Reina fell under a challenge from Joan García, but there was no penalty as a goalkeeper is deemed in control when the ball is between his hands and any surface and cannot be challenged.

Joan García reached the ball first and had it under control, so a penalty could not apply.

The other case involved Escandell’s goal-line save. The lines belong to the area they mark, so if control is made inside and momentum carries the keeper out, no offence is committed, the key is where control occurs. The yellow card was for dissent and the control was inside, line included.

Source: AS