My team were playing in the semi-finals of a 2 leg championship match.I was tired so i didnt play.Anyways,we were winning 2-1 and we had a corner from the right hand side,we crossed it and one of our players touched with his hand kinda like maradona dileberately and the ref gave him a straight red..we conceded a goal in the last play of the game and all the fans and players cursed the ref...so was the red card the right decision or not?

vivabarca38 wrote:My team were playing in the semi-finals of a 2 leg championship match.I was tired so i didnt play.Anyways,we were winning 2-1 and we had a corner from the right hand side,we crossed it and one of our players touched with his hand kinda like maradona dileberately and the ref gave him a straight red..we conceded a goal in the last play of the game and all the fans and players cursed the ref...so was the red card the right decision or not?

If it was delibaerate, yes, he deserved a yellow red, not a straight red tbh. Here's a similar situation

as far as i know deliberate handballs are only red cards when committed in own penalty area or scoring a goal...?

Official rules from Fifa's page judges
Sending-off Offences
A player, substitute or substituted player is sent off if he commits any
of the following seven offences:
• serious foul play
• violent conduct
• spitting at an opponent or any other person
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• denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring
opportunity by deliberately handling the ball (this does not apply
to a goalkeeper within his own penalty area)
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• denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity to an opponent
moving towards the player’s goal by an offence punishable by a
free kick or a penalty kick
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• using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures
• receiving a second caution in the same match

So, I would say ref was right to give red card since the player only goal was to prevent the opponent getting the ball and goal-scoring opportunity.

^ ya has to deny an obvious goal scoring opportunity

Error wrote:Official rules from Fifa's page judges
Sending-off Offences
A player, substitute or substituted player is sent off if he commits any
of the following seven offences:
• serious foul play
• violent conduct
• spitting at an opponent or any other person
-------------------------------------------------
• denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring
opportunity by deliberately handling the ball (this does not apply
to a goalkeeper within his own penalty area)
-------------------------------------------------
• denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity to an opponent
moving towards the player’s goal by an offence punishable by a
free kick or a penalty kick
-------------------------------------------------
• using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures
• receiving a second caution in the same match

So, I would say ref was right to give red card since the player only goal was to prevent the opponent getting the ball and goal-scoring opportunity.

No it wasn't, they were attacking a corner .