We’ve seen jerky and chipped approaches.
We even saw decent players.
But Jardel Silva of Guinea-Bissau appears to have devised an equally innovative and bizarre way to take penalties.
Just because you found a loophole in the rules doesn’t mean you are a genius.
Jardel Silva, 24, is a striker for CD Feirense in the Portuguese second tier, and has executed penalties in the same manner throughout his football career. Instead of a bet, he stands still at the point, raises his right leg and waits. Sometimes it takes three seconds and sometimes 15 seconds, but in the end he slams the right side.
Confess – and burn
This method reasonably makes it more difficult for the goalkeeper to seize the opportunity, because he does not know when the shot is fired. On the other hand, it can be difficult for a player to achieve proper strength and accuracy.
In yesterday’s mid-day meeting with Leixes, we saw the strength and weakness of the technology. With a 0-1 delay, but with another player on the field, Ference was awarded a penalty. Jardel raised his leg and waited and waited some more.
Then equalize.
With time on 94, Feirense got his next penalty kick. Jardel repeated the procedure, freezing for 11 seconds and letting the clock go past 95 before shutting down. This time goalkeeper Quentin Bonardo saved easily and the match ended 1-1.
You can get a yellow card
Whether winning the penalty shootout in this way is a win-win situation is questionable. However, if it is allowed, it is given, as the icon of the judge says Jonas Erickson.
– It’s a crazy situation, but it’s okay. All the criteria are met as I see them, says Erickson.
Does it depend not on the eyelid or pretending?
– There are gray areas. You may not be deceived when you are done with the approach, but you may be deceived as you approach. However, there is no approach here.
How long can he stand?
– If you stand for a long time, you can claim disrespect for the game. In this case it is a yellow card.