Exiled AusJag Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 I've just been watching the highlights of the West Ham v QPR game where Sakho had a goal chalked off after the QPR keeper took a free kick in his own penalty area. The ball went straight to Sakho who was still inside the penalty area and he put it in the net, but it was correctly disallowed. What amazed me was the commentator stating that he thought he wasn't 10 yards from the ball. The problem here is that so many people believe what commentators say about the laws of the game as being completely correct, even when they they are 100% wrong. All free kicks taken by the defence in their own penalty area, as well as goal kicks, the ball must LEAVE the penalty area before it is in play. The ball wasn't in play in this instance, so the free kick had to be retaken. copy/paste from the laws of the game If, when a free kick is taken by the defending team from inside its own penalty area, the ball is not kicked directly out of the penalty area: • the kick is retaken Rant over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rid Skwerr Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 I noticed that at the time, but I think the guy corrected himself a wee while later. The reason I noticed the correction was that I had no idea about the rule mentioned above and actually thought the commentator was right the first time about the 10 yards and wrong about the ball having to leave the box. We (I) live and learn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpool Jags Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Knowledgeable commentators = oxymoron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bondi Jag Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 All free kicks taken by the defence in their own penalty area, as well as goal kicks, the ball must LEAVE the penalty area before it is in play. The ball wasn't in play in this instance, so the free kick had to be retaken. copy/paste from the laws of the game If, when a free kick is taken by the defending team from inside its own penalty area, the ball is not kicked directly out of the penalty area: • the kick is retaken Rant over Goals kicks yes, but not necessarily all free kicks according to the section on Free Kicks in "Interpretation of the Laws of the Game and Guidelines for Referees". "Distance If a player decides to take a free kick quickly and an opponent who is less than 9.15 m (10 yds) from the ball intercepts it, the referee must allow play to continue. If a player decides to take a free kick quickly and an opponent who is near the ball deliberately prevents him taking the kick, the referee must caution the player for delaying the restart of play. If, when a free kick is taken by the defending team from inside its own penalty area, one or more opponents remain inside the penalty area because the defender decides to take the kick quickly and the opponents did not have time to leave the penalty area, the referee must allow play to continue." I never knew this either until I looked it up just now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglemon Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Could easily have avoided all this soul searching by not watching this mundane fixture in the first place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled AusJag Posted October 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) Goals kicks yes, but not necessarily all free kicks according to the section on Free Kicks in "Interpretation of the Laws of the Game and Guidelines for Referees". "Distance If a player decides to take a free kick quickly and an opponent who is less than 9.15 m (10 yds) from the ball intercepts it, the referee must allow play to continue. If a player decides to take a free kick quickly and an opponent who is near the ball deliberately prevents him taking the kick, the referee must caution the player for delaying the restart of play. If, when a free kick is taken by the defending team from inside its own penalty area, one or more opponents remain inside the penalty area because the defender decides to take the kick quickly and the opponents did not have time to leave the penalty area, the referee must allow play to continue." I never knew this either until I looked it up just now. Your copy/paste is absolutely correct, but ALL free kicks taken by the defending team inside their own penalty area MUST be kicked directly out the penalty area. The ball remains out of play until this happens. As soon as the ball is IN PLAY it's fair game, unless the opponent tries to prevent the free kick being taken, but the ball must be in play to allow play to continue. However, as mentioned before, when a free kick is taken by the defending team inside it's own penalty area, the ball MUST directly leave the penalty area after being kicked to be in play. If it's touched by a player of EITHER side inside the penalty area after it's been kicked but before it leaves the penalty area, then the kick MUST be retaken. The last paragraph you quote relates to all opposing players being outside the penalty area until the ball is in play. copy/paste from law 13 Free kick inside the penalty area Direct or indirect free kick to the defending team: • all opponents must be at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from the ball • all opponents must remain outside the penalty area until the ball is in play • the ball is in play when it is kicked directly out of the penalty area • a free kick awarded in the goal area may be taken from any point inside that area Edited October 20, 2014 by Exiled AusJag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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