There aren’t too too many occasions when a team receives an indirect free-kick in the opposition penalty box, but Bordeaux were the beneficiaries of Liverpool FC keeper Simon Mignolet’s bizarre decision-making on Thursday in the UEFA Europa League
Liverpool FC continued their good form with a 2-1 win over Ligue 1 side Bordeaux in the Europa League on Thursday, but some questionable goalkeeping from Mignolet allowed the French side to take the lead at Anfield.
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Mignolet held the ball for 22 seconds, far more than the allowable 6 second limit, and referee Alon Yefet saw fit to award an indirect free-kick to Bordeaux from inside the box for this transgression. The Belgian’s decision-making was difficult to understand in this instance, particularly as he had the opportunity to pass it to a team-mate — at least on one occasion.
Here is the video of Mignolet’s bizarre goal-keeping.