Albert Rusnák could be seen on the broadcast arguing that point, and it was reflected in coach Freddy Juarez’s comments after the game, although he did not want to give a definitive opinion before watching film of the sequence.
“Many people have messaged me saying it wasn’t a penalty, that it hit him twice on the body before hitting his arm,” Juarez said.
Here is how the 2021-22 update for FIFA’s Laws of the Game from FIFA defines a handball offense, other than the obvious.
Going by that definition, it does seem like Julio’s left arm is coming up as the ball is coming toward him after bouncing off Raúl Ruidíaz.
New RSL striker Bobby Wood made his club and Major League Soccer debut against the Sounders.
When it happened, the announcers on the broadcast immediately started trying to figure out when RSL last had two strikers play in the same game.
Wood did not play in last Saturday’s game, but he’s been training with the team for about two weeks.
Juarez said he liked what he saw from Wood, first pointing out how his big body made it difficult for Seattle’s center backs to jump over him.
Juarez likes the statistic because, he has said, it tells him a lot about his team’s effort on any given night.