A player commits a handball offence within their penalty area which denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (DOGSO) and the referee awards a penalty kick. What is the correct sanction?

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When the referee awards a penalty kick for a handball DOGSO offence, the player is:
* cautioned (yellow card) for a non-deliberate handball offence
* sent off (red card) for a deliberate handball offence