Yes, Van Wyk was akward, but it was a clear handball. I have to stop following the game to have dinner. Hope I won't miss too much.
She extended the size of her body, clear handball call. My understanding was if it was extending the size of the body. So a "handball" with the arms next to the body is not a hand ball.
74' 1-1 Corredera long high serve from 35m mid-right to 8m center, Torrecilla is 1/2 step offside behind the high line at box top center, wins the race and backpedals facing away. Dlamini comes out to punch but doesn't get there, Torrecilla back-heads over her, perfect bloop drops into center back low. Waved off, doesn't count -- but that direct game puts pressure on South Africa's defense.
Poor call. No way is that a PK She played the ball and the attacker ran into her as she was off balance
79' 1-1 L.García touches into 10m mid-right, Vilakazi kicks ball away but follows through and plants cleats into L.García's left inner knee. 80' 1-1 Play continues, Spain recycle back to midfield, attack again and win a corner. Spain sets up for left ck ... and R1 stops play to trot to the sideline monitor. 82' 1-1 Penalty confirmed, 2nd yellow card on Vilakazi = red card. 82' 2-1 Hermoso pk, left instep past Dlamini's dive, into back right low. Another penalty, another goal for Jennifer Hermoso!Spain now lead 2-1 in the final 5 minutes against South Africa. pic.twitter.com/dHAxOCI1jK— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 8, 2019
Haven't been able to watch but looking at the stats, 16 shots to 2 and all we can get are goals from penalties? That is not inspiring.
I'm with you, the game has to change for next games, China and Germany are way better than this SA team.
I think that is a TERRIBLE call by the VAR official(s). The SA player didn't go in studs up--not at all. She kicked the ball cleanly and then with her follow through /inadvertently/ kicked the oncoming Spanish player. Or one could say that that the Spanish player ran into her foot. That, in my view, was a very unfair call against SA.