Worst Penalty Decision Ever

Dundalk given a penalty decision against Derry City in 1988 FAI Cup Final!!!!

[@MrCol104]

0:12 Love how the ‘fouled’ player bounces the ball and it hits him in the face. 😆

[@self-preservationsociety7057]

Should have been awarded another penalty for that

[@grzyb11]

It didn’t

[@user-ln6sj1lw3p]

@@grzyb11it did

[@lucasesquivel2525]

@@grzyb11ok boomer

[@Whatever-shmever]

Who da fuck still says ok boomer

[@wantage1973]

Definitely a foul. The fact the attacker didn't perform a double back somersault with a triple-salko, whilst pretending to be mortally wounded like you would expect in today's game is irrelevant. The only questionable bit is was it inside the penalty area or just outside? Even after watching it three times it's hard to tell.

[@mrman2415]

If a slight touch merits a free goal, this sport is utterly ridiculous

[@NuisanceMan]

A bit hard to judge, going on impossible, either whether it was a foul or whether it was in the box, with this picture quality.

[@AKAtAGG]

absolutely never a foul in any era.

[@jimrobertson9353]

Hi I

[@anthonyferguson4678]

He barely touched the striker.

[@conzlit]

this really refreshing for a few reasons 1. plyers in that era rarely dive, which encourages ref to give penalty when there's a foul but offensive don't fall. 2. ref actually gives penalty even when plyers don't fall but there's a foul, which encourages players to not dive.

[@queenbrightwingthe3890]

and nowdays attackers dive everyday and roll 6 times over the grass after a slightly push

[@chriscurtain1816]

Another thing to note is that there was hardly any complaint from the defending players. They knew there was no point in complaining and they simply accepted the ref's decision.

[@jamgormit7589]

This is actually one of the best penalty decisions I've seen in my life. The player made it very difficult by not going to ground, which is admirable, but the ref correctly judged that that fact doesn't change the fact that a foul was committed and so gave the pen.

[@redfordreddington8834]

@Damien Montero lmao old man yells at cloud

[@jamiecovfefe6323]

@@redfordreddington8834 Young simpleton dripping in soy

[@vonexultant]

I love that sarcasm hahahaha. Because it's sarcasm, right?

[@yourlocalable8934]

​@@vonexultant It actually isnt

[@andrewcuber8968]

thats actually true

[@saneman7177]

If it happened today the player would be rolling around holding his face…

[@AlexGonzalez-lq9iu]

And would prolly still be called a pk

[@imsubbingtoeveryonewhosubs6071]

Lol very true

[@dougscrivens4002]

Awful decision. Hope the ref was given a red card.

[@johnmc3862]

@@dougscrivens4002 Me hole, clearly obstructed him.

[@sas7432]

Funny how back then, football was so brutal, you wouldn't have to dive

[@davybhoy]

Just because he doesn't go down, doesn't mean its not a foul. 2 hands on the attacker - its soft but its a foul

[@BernardJKD]

Can't agree. that is incidental contact.

[@martinodoni8943]

There is no law against hands making contact with an opponent, provided he doesn't push, pull or strike the opponent. And as the attacker more or less runs into him, the defender is allowed to hold his ground and shrug off the contact.

[@stxmseb]

Bro, c'mon. The attacker even could grab the ball back, football is a contact sport you have to touch other players

[@jackpotg-larz7445]

If it’s soft, it’s not a foul. That’s the term used to be nice towards a ref who makes terrible weak decisions

[@FT-jh2pu]

It's soft, as you said. Too soft. This is never a penalty. Is football. Not chess

[@nuevaN.M]

I commend the ref. First time I've known in a professional match a pk given to a player fouled who remained on his feet. Good call ref

[@spdutahraptor777]

there's been 3x times worse penalty calls in this last 11 years alone

[@nickwilson1645]

There have been 11x worse penalty call in the last 3 weeks due to VAR

[@ethanhenson3906]

Whilst this looks ridiculous, any challenge in which a player attempts to take only the man and not the ball should be penalised

[@apathyintheuk265]

Not necessarily so. Denial of advantage or indeed advantage should be taken into consideration. That said, in the year 2021 that challenge would now probably yield three penalties to the 'infringed'.

[@dawdadarboe1795]

@@apathyintheuk265 ADVANTAGE IN THAT SITUATION NO WAYY

[@potxtoe]

@@apathyintheuk265 penalties dont have advantage..

[@jackpotg-larz7445]

Whilst you sound ridiculous, any pedestrian in which believes a player making any sort of contact with the man and not the ball resulting in a penalty should never be a ref and clearly knows nothing about the sport

[@Jose-sy1je]

There is a generational divide here. Between those who think that slight contact does not merit a penalty (it shouldn't) and those that want penalties to be called like free throws in basketball. Football is a contact sport and any contact has to be significant. You can't just gift a team penalties as it was the case with Argentina at the last WC.

[@dafnisk3773]

any challenge in which a player attempts to take only the man and not the ball should be penalised

[@garyh1572]

If it's a foul in the box .......it's a penalty.

[@Gia1911Logous]

It's not a foul + it has to usually be more dangerous than a foul

[@jackpotg-larz7445]

Yes and it’s not a foul. That’s why it’s worst call ever.

[@ioannistampakos3510]

Credit to the attacker that he didn’t fell after the push! Imagine it today!

[@AbCat4]

Imagine if referees gave penalties when players didn't dive after being fouled.

[@mithunim]

Argentina and Barcelona would have got a lot of penalties against them then

[@jackpotg-larz7445]

@@mithunim that’s because it’s illegal to take the ball from Messi. No defending allowed. 75% of fans are fake and watch Messi highlights so they think all contact and defending is a foul.

[@mithunim]

@@jackpotg-larz7445 you are funny. I give you that. If you think the foul in the video and the ones Messi have received and he hasn't fallen and not appealed for a penalty or free kick, then no point in talking more

[@j.j.6341]

The defender has no chance (and does not even make an attempt) to play the ball, he uses only his arms to slow down the attacker and he prevents him from getting into a much better position - this is very clearly foul play in terms of the rules. Of course, it is not very often that a penalty is awarded for a foul like that. But as well we see a clumsy and stupid challenge like this very rarely inside the penalty area.

[@gerrycollins2335]

No - contact was minimal (probably accidental), and the attacker had already pushed the ball wide into a relatively safe position. The attacker was hardly delayed at all in reaching it again.

[@YesOkayButWhy]

Commentator: "This will be talked about for a long time". 35 years later, we have invented something called the internet and are indeed debating the decision on "KZbin".

[@andreabernardi5853]

It's not going ground but the foul is committed! Congrats to ref

[@matthewtrigg7432]

It's good how they just got on with the game without them surrounding the ref giving him hassle.

[@vinm300]

That is a PROFESSIONAL FOUL A penalty all day long !

[@waltersobchak1719]

The attacker was knocked sideways, so this is actually a very good penalty decision. Well done Ref👍

[@emadbagheri]

He elbowed the freaking guy, good penalty call!

[@jackpotg-larz7445]

Youre soft and also a terrible ref, it’s the worst call in history becuse it’s a terrible call. It’s a contact sport. As a forward for so many years, The first thing I expect when receive the ball is to be slammed into by a defender pressing me physically. You clearly don’t play football.

[@gabe1277]

Elbowed… more like touched. What a bitch call

[@Declanworld]

Even their no. 10 looks stunned.

[@MrPaulBray]

He looks like Jamie Vardy's dad.

[@stevenedwards1298]

@@MrPaulBray I thought it was jamie vardy but then I had to do some mental arithmetic

[@makaveli1477]

Now it's 2023 I've seen 10 more ridiculous penalties that that this year and we're only in March.

[@man-who-sold-the-world]

Impeded him. Brave to give that decision the referee is.

[@bobon123]

I am impressed by all the people in the comment section having a clear opinion on the contact. I can barely see that the two players are somewhat nearby. Did the defender pushed the attacker with his hands? It is penalty - it does not matter the intensity of the contact, it never matters. Did the defender kick the player's leg? It is penalty, if the contact of the legs is in the box: it does not matter if the attacker did not fall down. Did it only touched him without pushing, i.e. extending the arms? It is not penalty. But how can someone be so sure of anything with this quality it is a mystery!

[@octavianpopescu4776]

I like how the title of the video is "Worst penalty decision ever", but it might actually be a very good decision. I think the ref could have decided either way and I get why it's a controversial call, but it's not necessarily a bad call.

[@michaelmulholland9072]

Itm5ur

[@simonmcpartlin6547]

And apparently the referee is the sole arbiter of fact. Looking at this he’s the sole arbiter of fiction too! 😂

[@kanifuker721]

The good ol' days and apparently the Irish are still using the same potato to film this years cup final.

[@jesusbermudez6775]

There have been millions of more controversial penalty decisions than this one.

[@AvailableHandle]

This is from when fouled players didn't throw themselves to the ground, either before or after they were fouled, or not fouled.

[@ndifrekeotu9086]

Penal fouls: Kick or attempt to kick Trip or attempt to trip Pull or attempt to pull, etc...

[@gabe1277]

Attempt to pull isnt a foul, stop pulling these rules out of your ass

[@andchat6241]

Unfortunately that's a penalty & a red card now......the stack of fans behind the goal is something I miss from going in the 70s & 80s...

[@westham5047]

I reckon what yous really miss is being young again

[@hedonismunderstands2469]

not the last chap, so certainly not a red. probably not even a yellow, even today.

[@idontlikethiswedbettergo5888]

That’s a defo penalty, what you talking about Willis?

[@gabe1277]

Defo? The player touched the guy and received a foul. You must play with bitches

[@KingSnooker]

Shocking decision, which won the cup for Dundalk.

[@abdaar8019]

U still alive???

[@jacobburtonswfc]

I think you mean Dunkirk

[@redfordreddington8834]

@@jacobburtonswfc no

[@_mr_devil_]

@@abdaar8019 what about you

[@bobbeld]

no dundalk is a club@@jacobburtonswfc

[@nuckertierney6258]

Robbery was not even inside open area and he was not touched

[@garyallen9901]

Some crowd at it. A shame league of ireland had those crowds and lost them. Even though the standard is low compared to others leagues it still is a shame.

[@BillyBlaze6907]

The notion that a foul is "not enough" for a penalty has always annoyed me. Would it be a free kick if commited outside the box? Then it should be a penalty inside the box. Everything else is double standards. Does this lead to too many penalty goals? Then maybe that indicates that the football rules suck and need a rework.

[@DaveChimny]

Most interesting part: No one is protesting as everybody knows it's right.

[@younusbendame742]

this is what a penalty in fifa looks like lol

[@rumblebird9888]

So true 😂. I especially remember you can get fouls like this in fifa World Cup 10

[@Kosmo_Z]

Im wondering what the like to dislike ratio is?

[@joelt4416]

look at that crowd. Standing room only

[@DardisMusic]

Larry Wise, Larry Wise, Larry Larry Wise - when he gets the ball, he does f*ck all, Larry Larry Wise.

[@yutehube4468]

That wouldn't even be given today. 😂

[@osiand9328]

"Football today is too soft" Football back then:

[@inesitadeica]

??? That was a penalty, you're the one that's soft because for example the player didn't dive like he would have done nowadays.

[@jackpotg-larz7445]

@@inesitadeica if that was a penalty, than consider football a non contact sport. And every game would be 23-17 with 37 penalties a game. You’re a terrible ref to agree with a terrible call. And also you’re soft as fuck, like a female

[@smartfck4]

Braindead comment

[@grzyb11]

@@inesitadeica exactly, he was pushed with 2 straight arms

[@finch2213]

That was a bullshit pen. Yes, diving has damaged todays game. But that wouldn’t be called today. That was weak ass contact. Bad call. Pussy football.

[@jackdavies8581]

Funnily enough in another 15 years this is the standards football will be at for getting a penalty in the box and then this rather ancient video will look…well…rather….normal.

[@andywood233]

Blimey, didn't realise Jamie Vardy had been playing football that long!

[@monkeysnuts111]

Yes he was a no.10 in the 80s

[@jeanst.ledger5086]

…I don’t want people telling me that back in the day, referees were good!

[@davidlalor9464]

That so called commentator is still employed by a awful tv station . The Late Jack Charlton even walked away from a interview with this NUMPTY.

[@studslonigan4033]

Ref musta been drinking Harp lager😂😂

[@barrymay8269]

** No penalty **. Football is a contact sport, the problem nowadays is that any contact whatsoever is deemed a penalty.

[@edwardmclaughlin7935]

Blatant body-check with no attempt to play the ball.. Penalty.

[@erdogany1687]

Why didn't the VAR come into play?

[@tomgreen2737]

I call this good refereeing. You don't have to fall down as if you were shot to be fouled.

[@gabe1277]

Horrible call. He got touched in the box

[@widearchshark3981]

I'm surprised the referee could see, the image is so blurry.

[@Lord_Hillcrest]

If that had happened outside the box it wouldve been a free kick , therefore it was a pen .

[@gabe1277]

He got touched. NOTHING else bitch

[@gabe1277]

Yes, believe it or not, the guy got called a foul for touching the opponent. Apparently they are playing tag or something

[@nakkadu]

Why didnt the player who was touched perform a somersault and roll around on the floor like we're used to?

[@kevincarrick6250]

That tackle could have broke the man's leg .5 game suspension and fined 50 grand .WTF 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@willusa4167]

Me in 2023 watching a 35-year-old play 3 times to see what happened. 0:45 "They'll talk about that one for a long time."

[@Doleary1]

I was there and it was never ever ever a penalty even after all these years. Some will continue to talk about it. Had Derry City scored I think people would have been injured due to the stadium being packed.

[@AsKnownAsLucy]

Is it a foul outside the box? Yes! Therefore also a foul inside the box = Penalty. The issue is not this decision. The issue is how much the defending team getting away with inside their own box

[@Charlie-pp8ie]

Fifa 21 in one video

[@Thomreise]

Just look at pixel G 56. Clearly penalty

[@seamusmeehan6036]

Larry b wise was a very good player played for athlone town a scoreing midfielder

[@brianbks02]

By the laws of the game that’s a correct decision.

[@petergreen2552]

Well it was till that piece of daylight robbery by Man City at Everton. The most blatant and obvious handball since Thierry Henry in 2009

[@tonylaine2108]

I can’t get my head around that one either. What’s the point of VAR? Shocking decision. I’m a neutral by the way.

[@redfordreddington8834]

everton player was offside

[@georget1050]

I think that title is held by Glasgow Rangers & The Rangers are a close second.

[@orourkeda]

Today that's what they call "contact"

[@swaldron5558]

I didn’t know Jamie Vardy played.

[@barfieldmcduff8774]

Whatever happened to obstruction?

[@mrbillhicks]

Didn't they check it on VAR ?

[@MikeEnx]

I don't know what the rules were in 1988, but nowadays this is a penalty.

[@floydroadheroes]

good to see a decent crowd in, which they don't get these days sadly

[@patrickglennon7058]

32,000 at the cup final and league crows improving all the time.

[@romanriquelme3139]

Huge mistake by the defender.. tackling him so badly..lucky didnt get red

[@Derek-ms5xe]

if this happened today i swear there would be like war

[@tuggamyshaft2407]

I'm surprised the crowd didn't force the fence to come down and charge at the ref

[@nigel8499]

Thats a Pen all day every day, unless you need to go to Specsavers

[@pipesurfer3922]

Red cards for everyone for wearing those shorts

[@grimupnorth]

The attacker didn't even have the decency to dive!

[@queenbrightwingthe3890]

Nowday players fall like flies on the slightest push. Morden football has been ruin.

[@normiewoo787]

So just flat-out shoving the player with the ball should be allowed?

[@AlexR-ph8mn]

Something tells me that the Irish referee enjoyed a pot of gold at the end of the game.

[@YesOkayButWhy]

😂

[@carlomatthews6676]

You can't a get a penalty awarded these days unless you're Messi or play for Argentina (7 penalties in 7 games in Qatar!!!)

[@tonylaine2108]

Are you trying to say that’s not a penalty? Of course it is! Just because the player didn’t go down? Good refereeing and good sportsmanship for the fouled player. 👏🏼

[@notfunny007]

That's a clear foul. The defender went out of his way to push the player. It was far from a fair challenge

[@0Bennyman]

"Football's gone soft"

[@petef7323]

Don't you mean 'Worse shorts ever'? 🤣

[@kajamix]

The attacker did n't fall on the floor but it was a push - he was sent the other way.

[@davidvarey5072]

The worst I seen was Man U vs Man City in the cup years ago

[@davidr63]

welcome to the premier league 23/24 season

[@theferret390]

Reminds me of the penalties the Huns get every season.

[@MrChipsOrFries]

I had to watch this so many times, I disagree with the ref even the “fouled” player done something similar against the player

[@MrChipsOrFries]

PS don’t judge me am not really sure if it was also if that was today that would for sure get VAR (finals are held in aviva, with a good rugby team also playing they have VAR.)

[@ivorleak8823]

lol and they have a problem with VAR. Seems the ref had a problem with BAR x

[@horrortackleharry]

"They'll talk about that for a long time". No they won't, it's only Irish football.

[@tgb-vf4es]

here we are talking about it decades later, aren't we?

[@michaelfalkner1186]

It's not the type that usually gets called, but that is a penalty for interfering with the attack through use of the body. Should've been carded for Denial of Promising Attack. Penalty is quite correct.

[@fredwaller3234]

Where was car when you needed it

[@rohankolanji8490]

English Referees Are Something else

[@LuisDiaz-op7de]

Is that rovers and ucd

[@brianlawrence8401]

Worst penalty decision ever? Seriously? Have you never watched Rangers at home in the Scottish League with two minutes to go and it's 0-0?

[@iandann8788]

you can't use your arm ,it's that simple ,shoulder yes

[@gabe1277]

You can use your arm if you want. Clearly dont watch football. Watch any game

[@steaks652]

That would be Wales v Scotland at Anfield, and the cheating hand of Jordan.

[@BentekeTheGOAT]

Fouls in FIFA / EA FC be like:

[@chrisfallon9678]

It was a push so what's the problem ? Oh the attacking player ..didn't throw himself to the ground ...hahaha .👌👌

[@gabe1277]

A push? The problem was that there was no push, stop lying