Sporting reserves substitute manages to give away penalty for handball

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The hapless youngster warming up on the sidelines handled the ball before it was out of play... and a spot-kick was duly awarded.

Sporting's B team lost 2-1 to Academica at the weekend, but were leading 1-0 until the 59th minute when substitute Budag Nasirov stepped in with what he thought was a harmless intervention. 

After prostestations from Academica players, the referee agreed that the ball hadn't crossed the line so awarded a penalty. Azerbaijani Nasirov was booked as a result, and Rui Miguel converted for the visitors.

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James Kilpatrick