Ebbsfleet were at the centre of one of the most bizarre penalty decisions you’ll ever see.

Fleet were trailing Isthmian League Carshalton 1-0 in the FA Cup second qualifying round on Saturday when Craig Tanner lost his footing in the box and fell over.

There wasn’t a home player near him but referee Paul Johnson awarded the spot-kick, with footage since viewed thousands of times online.

Rakish Bingham’s strike was saved but he finished the rebound and National South Fleet went on to win 2-1.

One Twitter user said: “I can’t stop watching this looooooool this needs to be replayed surely. I feel bad for the club but it’s hilariously bad."

Another said: “This is absolutely disgraceful.”

A third felt Johnson should have had help from his linesman, writing: “Understand referees come under fire, but where on earth was the linesman watching to miss that in front of him?!”

Fleet, who won £3,375 for beating Carshalton, are off to Aylesbury in the third qualifying round on October 2.

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