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Obstruction or foul by the attacker? Penalty corner of free hit for the defence? What’s the right call?

This clip might be a bit old but is very useful to discuss the obstruction foul. To be more precise this video is from the 2010 World Cup in a game where Australia took the victory against Spain. In this video we can watch a sliding tackle by the Australian attacker and a foul that, for the umpire, ended up on a free hit for Spain. The question and the demand by the Australian player, is that after tackling the ball, the Spanish defender committed obstruction. What do you think?

By Pablo Mendoza

Pablo Mendoza is an FIH Hockey Academy Educator and the owner of A Hockey World. Contact: pablo@ahockeyworld.net