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Keith Hackett's verdict

1) I'm sure the attacking side will protest about this, but you should not take any action against the defender: it does not count as unsporting behaviour because, quite simply, the ball is not live until it leaves the area. So while the defender may have used that law to avoid being in a difficult situation, he has not committed an offence. Award a retaken goal-kick. Thanks to Brian White.

2) Two. Clearly the striker is going to feel hard done by here, but his attempt to defend himself involved aggression and excessive force. Both players have committed red card offences, because attempting to strike an opponent is a dismissal whether or not contact is made. Brian Quinn wins the shirt.

3) Goal. I would never want to encourage this sort of play, but you, the referee, are considered part of the field of play, so the game continues as normal. I remember many years ago refereeing a Yorkshire league game between Frecheville and Stocksbridge where the ball struck me like this and bounced very nicely for the Stocksbridge centre-forward Gordon Walker, who unleashed a fierce shot into the back of the net. Guess who was a little red-faced? Thanks to Robert Smalling.

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