In matchday 4 of the Saudi Pro League, during Al-Hilal's 5-1 victory over Al-Khaleej, Al-Hilal defender Koulibaly committed a "childish error".

After Bounou passed the ball to Koulibaly, Koulibaly used his hand to control the ball before kicking it. Referee Istvan Kovacs awarded a penalty.

In last season's Champions League quarterfinals between Barcelona and Atlético Madrid, Atlético Madrid player Pau Torres also used his hand to control Musso's pass before playing the ball. Coincidentally, the referee that day was also Istvan Kovacs, but he took no action.

【Same childish error: Pau Torres's handball from Musso's pass went unpunished】

According to current rules, if a defender intentionally touches the ball with his hand or arm in the penalty area after the goalkeeper has touched it and put it back in play, a penalty shall be awarded. Koulibaly fell precisely into this rule, and the referee enforcing it was Istvan Kovacs, who faced controversy last season over similar incidents.

However, standing on the Al-Hilal goal line was the penalty-saving expert Bounou. Once again he held firm and blocked his opponent's penalty with an early movement, just as he did against the Netherlands in this year's World Cup in North America.

Traducido por IA.

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