England’s first penalty ensures a curious novelty

Curious novelty in the European Championship final

That is why England’s first penalty was repeated

In the decisive penalty shoot-out of the final of the women’s European Championship, there was a strange novelty. T-online explains the background.

At the triumph of the English national team in the final of the women’s European Championship against Spain, the decisive penalty shoot-out (3-1) occurred to a curious novelty, which many spectators were amazed at. Because the first penalty of Beth Mead’s English women had to be repeated.

The shooters had turned their first attempt, but she had slipped away and had therefore duplicated the ball. The result: Mead had to repeat her penalty – and then failed in the second attempt at Spain’s goalkeeper Cata Coll.

So far, there had never been a repetition that there was a repetition. However, this process made this process possible a corresponding change of rule from the International Football Association Board (IFAB). The international body, which advises and decides changes to the football rules, made it on July 1st.

The trigger for this had been big discussions that had existed after a penalty from Julián Álvarez for Atlético Madrid in the round of 16 of the Champions League against Real Madrid. The Atlético striker slipped at his goal in the penalty shootout and had therefore minimally touched the ball with his mainstay. The goal was revoked after the intervention of the video chef (VAR) and Atlético left the city rival.

If the shooter accidentally hits the ball twice at the penalty or shooting his other leg, this meant that the rules were automatically considered shot. This has now been made clear in the interests of the shooter: If the ball goes into the goal after an unintentional duplication, the penalty will be repeated. That was exactly the case in the final of the women’s European Championship.

If the penalty is shot with a duplication, in the regular season with an indirect free kick for the opposing team. In the event of a false shot, the other team would then simply be the turn of the penalty shootout.

It is important: Should the shooter intentionally shoot the ball a second time – for example, if he bounces off the post without another player touching him, there is also an indirect free kick for the defending team. In the penalty shootout, the shot is seen directly as a mistake if the shooter touches it a second time.