UEFA have set an extraordinary precedent by permitted England's under-19 women's team to replay the final seconds of a European Championship qualifier tonight after the continent's governing body for football admitted the referee made a mistake.
Norway won the game 2-1, but only after Leah Williamson's converted 96th-minute penalty was disallowed because an England player entered the box before it was taken.
England U19 replay a UEFA first, but same incident happened in Uzbekistan's World Cup qualifier against Bahrain in 2005. Match replayed.
— Bryan Swanson (@skysports_bryan) April 9, 2015
Wrongly, the German referee didn't allow the penalty to be retaken, so the game will restart with a spot-kick in Belfast this evening.
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