OM: two missed penalties for Le Havre at the end? Refereeing body's verdict on possible Marseille handballs

Refereeing body upholds Turpin's decisions not to award two penalties to Le Havre in added time, ruling both handball incidents were either not contact or not deliberate.

Marseille's 4-3 victory over Le Havre on Sunday was overshadowed by two controversial handball decisions in added time. In the 90+5th minute, defender Tochukwu Nnadi appeared to handle the ball at chest height, but referee Clément Turpin consulted VAR and maintained his decision not to award a penalty. The refereeing authority's post-match analysis confirmed this was correct, stating the images did not establish clear contact between ball and arm, nor any sanctionable offence.

Seconds later, Le Havre appealed for another penalty when Marseille's Neal Maupay appeared to handle in the box. Turpin again refused to award it. The refereeing body backed this decision, ruling that Maupay played the ball with his foot first, the contact with his hand was accidental and in a natural position, and there was no deliberate attempt to touch the ball. Le Havre manager Didier Digard disagreed, arguing both incidents should have been penalised.