A defender deliberately handles the ball inside their penalty area while competing with an attacker for possession. At this moment, several players from both teams are inside the penalty area, meaning the handball does not deny the attacking team an obvious goal-scoring opportunity or stop a promising attack. What is the correct decision?

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Any deliberate handball by a defending team player inside their penalty area is penalised with a penalty kick. No disciplinary sanction is required as there was no DOGSO nor stopping a promising attack.