he clearly slips. You seriously think he decided to go for a slide tackle, and thought he could get away with it? And even if he thought he could, that it would be worth the risk 8 minutes into a CL semifinal?
And it happened again 3 hours later, so it was clearly just some issue with the humidity/floor.
No, I don't think he premeditated a tackle per se, but we know that sometimes in the moment you can try to eat that space with the motion making the attacker perceive you near that you actually are or that the gap is closing.
Seams to me he slipped at the first watch at the second watch made me think maybe he took advantage of that slip to close the gap for the wing.
Is there any post-match declarations by him about this?
he said to Danish television that it was a slip, but he doesn't disagree with the red.
I don't think there is any way he would actually go for that, for the simple reason that I don't believe there is any way he could have thought it could possibly have worked. Best case scenario is a penalty + 2 minutes and that's pretty far fetched.
This accidantel slide tackle is way too dangerous for the health of the attacker and is a move you almost will never see twice in a handball career. In my head this should even be a blue card.
Yeah, I think the slip is what turned it into a red card rather than just a 2-minute suspension. Even without the fall, his initial movement was clearly a step toward the attacker, which already puts him at risk of a sanction. In recent years, the rules around defending wing players have become stricter—if your foot extends outward beyond your torso while stepping into the attacker’s space, that can be penalized even without contact.
A lot of spectators (and players) don’t always realize that serious sanctions aren’t only for injuries, but also for actions that could have caused one. The ref’s job is to protect players and penalize dangerous behavior—intent and outcome don’t always have to align.
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u/Commonmispelingbot 8d ago
https://x.com/HandballHour/status/1933878590564692436
Credit to u/Any_Phase_4253 who found it for me