Should A.rsenal's 3rd goal stood?

[wrinkly]

As I've already said the fact that a goal was allowed in exactly the same circumstances does not create a precedent. There are thousands of examples of goals being incorrectly allowed or disallowed in the past - that doesn't create a rule for the future.

You rely on the strict literal meaning of "hands" to mean both hands not one or both hands. I can see why you might think that. However, that is obviously not correct. Part of the same law is :

"An indirect free kick is awarded if a goalkeeper, inside their penalty area, commits any of the following offences:
controls the ball with the hands for more than six seconds before releasing it
touches the ball with the hands after:
releasing it and before it has touched another player
it has been deliberately kicked to the goalkeeper by a team-mate
receiving it directly from a throw-in taken by a team-mate"

Would you argue that it is ok for the keeper to handle the ball after releasing it, or receiving a back pass etc. if he only uses one hand?

law 12 http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-...and-misconduct

Yes I've seen what happened.

[caytonmiller]

"ball between hands and a surface". Isn't aubomingham (spell check having a hissy) head a surface?

[wrinkly]

NB (wtf?)
Law 12 2015-2016:

"Indirect free kick
An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper, inside his
own penalty area, commits any of the following four offences:
• controls the ball with his hands for more than six seconds before releasing
it from his possession
• touches the ball again with his hands after he has released it from his
possession and before it has touched another player
• touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him
by a team-mate
• touches the ball with his hands after he has received it directly from a
throw-in taken by a team-mate
An indirect free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if, in the opinion of
the referee, a player:
• plays in a dangerous manner
• impedes the progress of an opponent
• prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his hands
• commits any other offence, not previously mentioned in Law 12, for which
play is stopped to caution or send off a player
The indirect free kick is taken from the place where the offence occurred"

The law has changed

[millertop]

We know the law has changed, but even the officials don’t know them now