A big call
Manchester City’s hopes of completing a domestic treble might have taken a sizeable dent during the first half of the FA Cup final on Saturday.
With the score 0-0, Watford posed plenty of threat to the Premier League champions in the early stages at Wembley. Ederson had to be alert to keep the Hornets out with little over ten minutes played, out quickly to deny Roberto Pereyra.
What a chance for Watford!
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Soon after, there were strong appeals for a penalty when Abdoulaye Doucouré’s shot appeared to strike the arm of City captain Vincent Kompany.
The decision was waved away and no penalty was given, despite VAR being used in the game.
Handball?
It's not given.
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Plenty watching seemed to think the officials had made the wrong call…
That is a certain handball, Kompany doesn’t need to have his arm there.
— Mark (@markabochi) May 18, 2019
Seen that Kompany handball given several times before by VAR. Another bizarre inconsistency. #FACupFinal
— Jake Heasman (@jakeheasman) May 18, 2019
Kompany gets away with a definite handball #refborninthenorthwest
— Iain Dell (@bart_71) May 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/theodorelasso/status/1129787884918267906
No communication at Wembley as to whether potential Kompany handball was checked by VAR, but looked like a decent shout.
— Simon Collings (@sr_collings) May 18, 2019
No penalty given, Watford found themselves a goal behind five minutes later as David Silva gave City the lead. A second goal for Pep Guardiola’s side followed, Gabriel Jesus scoring seven minutes from half-time.
