Joe Hart explained why the goal was ruled out.
had inadvertently kicked the ball with his right foot onto his left and the double touch - coupled with the fact the ball did not leave the area - meant Austin's goal could not stand.Law 13 in the rule book, specifically focusing on free-kicks, states:"If, when a free-kick is taken by the defending team from inside its own penalty area, the ball is not kicked directly out of the penalty area, the kick is retaken.
Asked if he was aware of the two touches from Hart, Austin replied:"Didn't you see from my celebration? I turned around and no one was with me. When I looked back, everyone was around the ref." SPORTbible are on WhatsApp! We've launched a dedicated news channel to send you the latest news, features and plenty more directly on WhatsApp and all you need to do to sign up is click through to our one-way broadcast channel
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