Just looked at the highlights of this. Japan were unlucky lo lose, but once again I have issues with the 90th minute penalty. The ball was whacked at the Japanese player from about a yard away. Her arm wasn't out horizontal, but in a perfectly natural position - in fact she was turning away. Now the penalty was correctly given so far as the rewritten rule is concerned - but surely the rule is wrong? It surely cannot be that ball + arm = penalty in every circumstance unless the arm is actually straight down by your side? The amount of penalties (and retaken penalties) in this competition has been ridiculous.
Can someone tell me whether this new 'interpretation' of the rules is going to apply to our matches next season?