I recently re-saw this incident, cos I wanted to see if after all these years, I would see the incident in a more objective way. Well I did see it in a more objective way, and my view is still the same as I had back then.....
It should have been awarded an indirect freekick! Back then the obstruction foul was still in existance, and that clearly was an obstruction, not a professional foul. Therefore no penalty. The ref screwed up in the way that he should have awarded the freekick, yet I'm sure Inter fans would have still moaned that it was a penalty.
I even checked with a friend of mine who was studying to become a ref back then, and on their rulebook it clearly stated that incidents like that are an obstruction, therefore an indirect free kick inside the penalty area, nothing more!
What is your opinion about it?
It should have been awarded an indirect freekick! Back then the obstruction foul was still in existance, and that clearly was an obstruction, not a professional foul. Therefore no penalty. The ref screwed up in the way that he should have awarded the freekick, yet I'm sure Inter fans would have still moaned that it was a penalty.
I even checked with a friend of mine who was studying to become a ref back then, and on their rulebook it clearly stated that incidents like that are an obstruction, therefore an indirect free kick inside the penalty area, nothing more!
What is your opinion about it?
