Why penalty for Williamson handball was correct call

Why penalty for Williamson handball was correct call Arsenal’s adjunct manager Aaron D'Antino spoke to reporters after the match, explaining that the plan was for Williamson to take the goal‑kick and that the incident would be used as a teaching moment. "If we're looking astatine what we tin control, it's conscionable passing the shot to Leah from what I retrieve seeing. The shot was inactive rolling and she [Rodriguez] was moving it to Leah for her to instrumentality the goal-kicks arsenic we usually do," said D'Antino. "So possibly the learning successful that is however we get the shot to Leah, truthful we don't enactment ourselves successful that situation." Former Arsenal and Scotland defender Jen Beattie criticised referee Iuliana Demetrescu’s decision, saying the official got it wrong despite the correct application of the laws. "For me, I conscionable don't adjacent cognize however that happens. Leah knows it's a goal-kick, she's catching the ball. That's shocking from the referee," Beattie told Paramount+. "I would person been fuming and I would person been embarrassed if they gave that. This is not what they're trying to do. It's conscionable beyond frustrating that that's however they've tied the game." "Leah's evidently going [to bash that] due to the fact that she's going to instrumentality the goal-kick, not due to the fact that she's disquieted astur the property oregon trying to alteration it - oregon panicking successful immoderate situation. Leah Williamson doesn't panic successful those moments, she knows what she's doing. The goalkeeper knows what she's doing arsenic well." "The referee has miscalled it." This piece comes from BBC Sport’s Ask Me Anything series.