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The most bizarre penalty incident of all time just happened in the Saudi Pro League
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Updated 16:22 7 Dec 2023 GMTPublished 16:19 7 Dec 2023 GMT

The most bizarre penalty incident of all time just happened in the Saudi Pro League

The Saudi Pro League game involving Al Hazm and Al Fateh threw up some utter absurdity.

Josh Lawless

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The Saudi Pro League looked more like Sunday League after one of the most bizarre penalty incidents of all time took place on Thursday.

Bottom club Al Hazm hosted Al Fateh, managed by former West Ham and West Brom boss Slaven Bilic.

The hosts went 1-0 up five minutes in through Bruno Viana but their lead was then doubled not long after following an inexplicable turn of events.

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With ten minutes on the clock Fahad Al Harbi decided to high five his goalkeeper Jacob Rinne after he came out to collect a loose ball.

But incredibly, in doing so he hit the ball with his hand and the referee quickly pointed to the spot.

Some of the Al Fateh players could not understand why the referee had given a penalty.

But the various replays showed that Al Harbi clearly struck the ball, with Rinne's reaction extremely telling.

A VAR check took place and after the decision was confirmed, Toze converted from 12 yards to double Al Hazm's lead.

They went in at half-time 2-0 up and are on course for just their second win of the season.

One fan laughed: "Al Fateh’s defender wanted to high-five his keeper; ended up touching the ball and giving away a penalty.

A second said: "Al Fateh defender's intention: a friendly pat on the goalkeeper. Reality: Accidentally taps the ball instead!"

A third wrote: "What in the Sunday League has happened here."

Featured Image Credit: SSC

Topics: Saudi Arabia, Saudi Pro League, Fan Reactions

Josh Lawless
Josh Lawless

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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