Peruvian football never fails to surprise. This Tuesday, during the Lima Alliance vs Cesar Vallejo On the 10th date of the 2023 Promotion and Reserves Tournament, a Poet’s Club player committed an unusual error by holding the ball in his penalty area, a foul which, more unbelievably, the referee Javier Casanova did not sanction as a penalty, but instead ordered the goal-kick again.
The action happened about 24 minutes into the game at Villa Poeta when goalkeeper Josué Vargas passed the ball to Sais Santibáñez, who grabbed it with both hands to use it for the shot. Players and the technical management of the blue and white club immediately complained, although the referee limited himself to correcting the goalkeeper without awarding a penalty. In the end the game ended in a draw 0:0.