THE DECISION
A player is cautioned (YC) if they handle the ball: * to interfere with or stop a promising attack (except where the referee awards a penalty kick for a non-deliberate handball offence) * in an attempt to score a goal * and deny the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity and the referee awards a penalty kick for a non-deliberate handball offence A player is sent off (RC) if they deny the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by committing: * a deliberate handball offence (wherever the offence occurs) * a non-deliberate handball offence outside their own penalty area
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