{"id":299944,"date":"2023-12-08T17:24:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T17:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=299944"},"modified":"2023-12-08T17:24:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T17:24:42","slug":"is-this-the-most-stupid-penalty-ever-conceded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/is-this-the-most-stupid-penalty-ever-conceded\/","title":{"rendered":"Is this the most stupid penalty ever conceded?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Is this the most stupid penalty ever conceded? Fans are left DUMBFOUNDED as defender bizarrely handles the ball while it&#8217;s in his own goalkeeper&#8217;s grasp in Saudi Pro League game<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Al Hazm were taking on Al Fateh, managed by ex-West Ham boss Slaven Bilic<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Defender Fahad Al-Harbi looks as though he attempts to high-five his goalkeeper<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Why Steve Cooper&#8217;s sacking at Forest could have a domino effect in the Premier League &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fans have been left befuddled by this bizarre penalty in the Saudi Pro League last night.<\/p>\n<p>Bottom side Al Hazm were taking on Al Fateh, who are managed by ex-West Ham boss Slaven Bilic.<\/p>\n<p>The score was 1-0 to Al-Hazm in the 11th minute of the game when Al Fateh defender Fahad Al-Harbi looked to be innocently running past his keeper.<\/p>\n<p>But instead of running back into position, he decides to slap the ball inside his keeper&#8217;s hands while in the penalty box in what appears to be a failed high-five.<\/p>\n<p>His goalkeeper Jacob Rinne looks in astonishment at the player as he questions what on earth he was thinking.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/15\/78742187-12842277-image-a-22_1702050529194.jpg\" height=\"614\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>This is the moment Al-Fateh&#8217;s defender decides to bizarrely handle the ball inside the area<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The Al-Hazm player then calmly stepped up to slot the penalty home despite protests to the referee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite the match finishing 2-0 to Al-Hazm, fans were most engrossed by this penalty decision with the clip soon going viral.<\/p>\n<p>One person wrote on social media how the defender had to have &#8216;a very high level of disconnect&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Another wrote: &#8216;Is this the weirdest reason for a penalty ever?&#8217;, while a third added: &#8216;What was he thinking?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A final fan added: &#8216;What in the Sunday League has happened here?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Al Fateh, who are managed by, sit seventh in the table on 24 points, meanwhile Al-Hazm sit bottom on just 11 points.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/15\/78742189-12842277-image-a-23_1702050532305.jpg\" height=\"614\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Goalkeeper Rinne could not believe what the defender was doing as a penalty was awarded<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12842277\/Is-stupid-penalty-conceded.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is this the most stupid penalty ever conceded? 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