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Originally Posted by bulkylad
If i remember rightly , when this happened to Man City it was deemed it was the goalkeepers responsibility to clear the box ??
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Well it certainly seems standard practice for goalkeepers to clear balloons etc from their area. It'll be interesting to watch the highlights later, to see how long it was actually on the pitch.
It seems it was actually a beachball, not a balloon.
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Originally Posted by Shadow Demon UK
It shouldn't have been given, it was a comfortable save for Reina before it hit the ball. From what i've heard though Sunderland fully deserved the win and it could have been 3 or 4 nil.
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No it wasn't. It probably would have been - big difference. For all you or i know, Reina would have made a complete howler and missed it. The same reason the last man gets sent off instead of the last man gets sent off and the opposing team is awarded a goal, even if a goal was almost certainly going to be scored.
Like i said earlier, goals don't get disallowed for erroneous and poor pitches.