Bizarre Incident in Iranian Division 2 League.

Goal wasn't given

The player interviewed in the end says he has no regrets, it's the least he could have done.

The player's manager in the end: "I have no freaking idea what was going through is mind"

lmao i like

lol, took me a while to work out what was going on because of the indirect fk that followed the play and then I watched it again and realised that was a sub. Goal wasn't given, what a joke.

LMAO

Dat sub
What a lad

I suppose that's a red card, no?

What a fkin legend   

If this was CL or any european top league, he would be banned for life lol

Indirect free kick Referee needs to be flogged. Should have, at the very least, been a penalty

What do the official rules say should happen in a situation like that?

LMFAO

Indirect free kick is the correct call. I also suspect a ban should be applied to the player for more than a red card's worth.

It is not a penalty because the offending party was not a "player" in the field despite being one of the bench. Also, since the ball did not go in, you can't simply decide to let a goal stand because "it was going to go in". You also cannot give a penalty because it was not a foul.

Let us say a fan invaded the pitch and saved the goal. It would be an indirect free kick as well.

I remember a very similar scene where a physio or so of one team ran onto the pitch to save a goal. Gotta check if I can find that...

Here you go: https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/early-doors/massuer-runs-onto-pitch-makes-dramatic-double-save-220044886.html

ROFL what a legend that player.