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Aubameyang goal vs Aston Villa should have been disallowed due to quirk in law

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Arsenal against Aston Villa on Friday night should have been disallowed due to a quirk in the IFAB laws of the game. The Gabonese forward put the hosts 2-0 up on the stroke of half-time as he buried the rebound after his initial penalty was saved by Emiliano Martinez.The spot-kick had been awarded after the half-time whistle had already been blown by referee Craig Pawson before he consulted VAR to punish a foul on Alexandre Lacazette by Matt Targett.However, due to a quirk in the IFAB laws of the game, the goal should not have stood.IFAB law 14.1 states: “Additional time is allowed for a penalty kick to be taken and completed at the end of each half of the match or extra time.“When additional time is allowed, the penalty kick is completed.

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