The hand of God been out of play, but because of the coming of an opponent's ball was correctly enabled. Once inside the box and with the ball falling, Maradona went on his quest alongside goalkeeper Peter Shilton, 20 centimetres taller than him. Shilton jumped forward with his right hand, while Maradona did so with his left arm outstretched. The Argentinean player's fist, close to his head, hit the ball first and it rolled towards the goal. Maradona began to celebrate, glancing sideways at the referee and the linesman, and relaxed when the goal was validated. Tunisia's referee Ali Bennaceur validated the goal, but
Tony Hand play-offs, Durham Wasps again proved to be their nemesis. After beating Murrayfield 11–5 in the final of the Autumn Cup competition, Durham also knocked them out of the Wembley Semi-final 11–8 despite Hand scoring a Championship record 7 points in the match. Hand ended the 1987–88 season with 125 goals and 135 assists in 52 league and cup games having scored his 400th league goal against Whitley Warriors on 13 March. During the close season, Hand trained with Geneve-Servette and was offered a contract as their fourth import, but in the top Swiss league which allowed only three imports to