"Sunderland were awarded a penalty against Manchester United on Saturday for a high foot from striker Benjamin Sesko - but the decision was overturned after a video assistant referee (VAR) review. Referee Stuart Atwell announced inside Old Trafford that there was no foul by Sesko as no contact was made with the head of Sunderland defender Trai Hume. "After review, there is no foul by the Manchester United player," said Atwell. "There is no contact with the head of the attacker.""
"According to law 12.2 of the International Football Authorities Board's laws on fouls and misconduct, a foul may still be awarded if a challenge is deemed to be dangerous or impedes the progress of a play without contact being made. However, in this instance an indirect free-kick is given rather than a direct free-kick or penalty. Therefore, even if the referee decided Sesko had committed a foul, VAR would not intervene to award an indirect free-kick."
"Following a long throw-in by Sunderland's Nordi Mukiele, Sesko raised his foot to clear the ball while Hume tried to head it deeper into the penalty area. Hume went down holding his face and a penalty was awarded, although replays showed only the ball made contact with Hume's head and Sesko moved his foot away from Hume as the ball came towards him."
Referee Stuart Atwell initially awarded Sunderland a penalty for a high foot by Benjamin Sesko after Trai Hume went to ground holding his face, but VAR overturned the decision after review found no contact between Sesko's foot and Hume's head. Law 12.2 allows a foul to be given for dangerous play without contact, which would be an indirect free-kick rather than a penalty. Replays showed only the ball contacted Hume's head while Sesko withdrew his foot as the ball arrived. Because the ball was out of play when the original decision was made, the final restart was a corner kick.
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