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You are the Ref No324: José Mourinho

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Keith Hackett's verdict

1) The keeper may well have tried to deny an obvious scoring opportunity, but he clearly failed – the ball ended up in his net. So, instead of the red card you were preparing to show him, penalise him with a yellow for deliberately handling the ball outside his area and award the goal. Andrew Lindsay wins the shirt.
2) Send him off – it's a second yellow. The game may be over but offences that take place after the final whistle are still offences and they have to be dealt with. The striker has made a stupid mistake – he must know the law about removing shirts during goal celebrations and flouting it means he could now end up being suspended for the biggest game of his life. It's a crazy way to end up banned – but you have to apply the laws fairly and consistently. Thanks to Peter Jordan.
3) In normal circumstances a keeper who takes longer than six seconds to release the ball is not booked – you would simply award an indirect free-kick to the attacking team from the edge of the penalty area. But in these circumstances, he is clearly guilty of unsporting behaviour, having had multiple previous warnings for the same offence – so show him a second yellow. Play resumes with an indirect free-kick, once a replacement goalkeeper is in position. Thanks to Sam Bolton.

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