An attacking team player kicks the ball towards the opponents’ goal. A defending team player heads the ball in their own penalty area and the ball accidentally hits the arm of the attacker. Immediately after that, the ball goes to another attacker who scores a goal. What is the correct decision?

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Accepted Answer

Accidental handball by a team-mate immediately before a goal is scored is not an offence. The referee awards the goal provided that the arm has not made the body unnaturally bigger.