A goal clearance is a method of restarting play. A goal may not be scored directly from a goal clearance. The goal clearance is awarded when: · the whole of the ball, having last touched a player of the attacking eam, passes over the goal line, either on the ground or ...
A kick-in is a method of restarting play. A goal cannot be scored directly from a kick-in. A kick-in is awarded: · when the whole of the ball passes over a touch line, either on the ground or in the air, or hits the ceiling · from the place where it crossed ...
A penalty kick is awarded against a team which commits any of the offences for which a direct free kick is awarded, inside its own penalty area and while the ball is in play. A goal may be scored directly from a penalty kick. Additional time is allowed for a penalty ...
Accumulated Fouls · are those sanctioned by a direct free kick mentioned in Law XII. The first five accumulated fouls by each team during each half are recorded in the summary of the game Position of Free Kick For the first five accumulated fouls recorded for either team in each half: ...
Types of Free Kicks Free kicks are either direct or indirect. For both direct and indirect free kicks, the ball must be stationary when the kick is taken and the kicker may not touch the ball a second time until it has touched another player. The Direct Free Kick · if ...
Fouls and misconduct are penalized as follows: Direct Free Kick A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following six offenses in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force: · kicks or attempts to ...
Goal Scored A goal is scored when the whole of the ball passes over the goal line, between the goalposts and under the crossbar, provided that no infringement of the Laws of the Game has been committed previously by the team scoring the goal. Winning Team The team scoring the ...
Ball Out of Play The ball is out of play when: · it has wholly crossed the goal line or touch line, whether on the ground or in the air · play has been stopped by the referee · it hits the ceiling Ball in Play The ball is in play at ...
Preliminaries The choice of ends is decided by the toss of a coin. The team winning the toss decides which goal it wishes to attack in the first half of the game. The other team takes the kick-off to start the game. The team which wins the toss takes the kick-off to start ...
