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Israeli Soccer Club Hapoel Haifa's Double Punishment Explained
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First reported by N12 · Aug 30, 2026
What happened
Hapoel Haifa's Ivan Kritsyuk was red-carded and a penalty was awarded against his team after he committed a foul that began outside the penalty box and continued inside, resulting in a rare double punishment.
- 01Hapoel Haifa player received red card and penalty conceded.
- 02Foul started outside penalty box, continued inside.
- 03This specific scenario triggers rare double punishment.
- 04Hapoel Tel Aviv missed the penalty kick.
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