Fans say Sommer’s interception at Mbappé’s penalty was irregular, so petitions are being collected to convince UEFA to replay.
No decision was made in the eighth final of the France-Switzerland EC Championship in the 120 minutes – the teams closed the match with 3–3 – so penalty kicks followed. None of the members of the first 4 pairs made a mistake in the duel, but while the Swiss player of the fifth pair, Admir Mehmedi, scored his own penalty, Mbappé did not prove to be a good enough bailiff as his shot was defended by Sommer, giving Switzerland his first penalty duel in the European Championship. and world champion said goodbye to the tournament.
However, according to French fans, Sommer fouled Mbappé’s penalty. The French complain that none of Sommer’s legs were on the line at the moment Mbappé was shot, even though, according to the rules, one of the goalkeeper’s legs should have been on the line.
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RTL Sport reports that fans want the match to be played again and collect signatures to do so. The petition is on the side of Les Lignes Bougent, with more than 240,000 people signing the initiative so far. However, for now, it looks like the petition will be nothing, as UEFA does not want to replay the match, the European federation is confident that the judiciary and VAR officials have done well in the case.