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Huge controversy! The goalkeeper of Crystal Palace was ignored when he slapped the ball outside the penalty area. Zhan Jun complained wildly: Red card

5:07am, 18 May 2025【Football】

In the FA Cup final, Manchester City PK Crystal Palace. In less than 20 minutes of the first half, Muñoz assisted and Eze helped Crystal Palace take the lead. Five minutes later, Crystal Palace goalkeeper Henderson slapped the ball outside the penalty area, but was ignored by the referee, which caused heated discussion among fans and was also criticized by the famous commentator Zhan Jun. Let's see what's going on.

Manchester City counterattacked, and the backcourt player drove the ball to the frontcourt, and the ball headed towards the penalty area, and Haaland robbed. At this time, Crystal Palace goalkeeper Henderson also attacked and intercepted. Just as the ball was about to cross the penalty area line, Henderson stretched out his right hand and pushed the racket to the right side line. Through slow motion, we can clearly see that although Henderson stood in the penalty area, when he slapped the ball with his right hand, the ball was inside and outside the penalty area, and his right hand also slapped the ball outside the penalty area. According to the rules, Henderson was obviously a handball foul outside the penalty area.

The famous commentator Zhan Jun, who was the commentator at the time, also complained wildly. Zhan Jun said: "VAR intervened just now. Because the goalkeeper touched the ball outside the penalty area with a red card, VAR can intervene. (Henderson should be awarded a red card)"

Unfortunately, I don't know why VAR intervened, but the referee did not make any statement after hearing this. This is obviously a huge controversial penalty!

In response to this, Fan 1 said: Deliberate handball is a red card.

Fan 2 said: This referee is a bit obviously inclined to Crystal Palace.

Fan 3 said: Actually, I just don’t want Manchester City to win.