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Originally Posted by just another ref
How do we know from the OP which of these happened?
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The way it is worded lends itself to being the former...that the contact with the hand changed the direction of the ball....and I have a hard time envisioning a player putting their foot out to kick a ball and putting their hand out in front of it. It just seems like an extremely unlikely position.
And if you can't tell from the OP, how can you have a violation? If it is uncertain, you don't make the call.