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Keith Hackett's answers
1) You can only take action on what you see. To punish a handball offence you have to be sure it was deliberate, and you have to be able to identify the offender. Given that you were partly unsighted here, you can't make a sound judgment on either point. So, award the goal. Never guess. Thanks to Alex Von Fintel.
2) Goal. The Law says: "It is not an offence in itself for a player who is in an offside position to step off the field of play to show the referee that he/she is not involved in active play." So it is fine for her to step off the field without the referee's permission. A clever tactic. Alan Bullock wins the shirt.
3) It's a clear case of DOGSO – the denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity. But who to punish is less clear. Whenever offences are simultaneous, the advice to referees is to choose one of the offenders and show that individual a red card. So make your choice – ideally based on the severity of the challenges rather than who you like least – then award a penalty. Thanks to Peter Stilliard – and to everyone who sent in a question this season.
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