"Tah had a clear view of the ball. He saw it coming towards him and he simply misjudged it at the last moment. He then tried to pull his arm away, but he widened his body surface. Therefore it was a handball offense. He had the opportunity to pull his arm away, but the attempt was too late."
"I see an aerial duel, both players want to go for the ball. Kane makes contact with the opponent's face with his elbow, so for me it was a clear penalty."
Martin Petersen awarded two penalties to Union Berlin in the DFB-Pokal match against Bayern Munich: one for Jonathan Tah's handball and one for an elbow by Harry Kane. Petersen said Tah had a clear view, misjudged the ball, attempted to pull his arm away too late, and widened his body surface, constituting handball. He described the second as an aerial duel in which Kane's elbow made contact with the opponent's face, making it a clear penalty. Bayern Munich won 3-2. German fans have long complained about referees' lack of communication and accountability, and Petersen's public explanations represent limited progress toward greater transparency.
Read at Bavarian Football Works
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