> The offender could even be sent off under the right circumstances.
> This is if the handling was considered a "denial of obvious goal
> scoring opportunity" by the referee. =A0A example of this is if a
> defender that is not the goalkeeper is standing near the goal, sees
> the ball might go into the net, and deliberately whacks it with his
> hand to deflect it. =A0He would be sent off and the game would restart
> with a penalty kick by the other team.

He would be sent off or he would not be sent off - that depends on
whether the hand were or were not Hand of God. Golden rule, you know
:-)

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