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

THE DECISION

The player is: * cautioned (yellow card, YC) – if the offence was an attempt to play the ball or challenge for the ball, or a non-deliberate handball * sent off (red card, RC) – in all other circumstances (e.g. deliberate handball, holding, pulling, pushing, no possibility to play the ball)