Question Number: 13699

Kicks From The Penalty mark 9/8/2006

RE: Grade 8

James Handsfield of ATLANTA, GA USA asks...

RE: miscellaneous quiz 1, question 45:

The question contains misinformation. It states that during kicks from the penalty mark the keeper is injured and a substitute is preparing to replace him when he strikes an opponent for an abusive comment.

Kicks from the penalty mark can be taken only by players on the field at the end of the game, so there can be no substitutions. An injured keeper is replaced by another player on the field (see Questions and Answers to the Laws of the Game, page 38).

Answer provided by Referee Chuck Fleischer

Yes Kicks From The Penalty Mark are limited to those players on the field at the end of time. However if one reads the procedure outlined in the Laws of the Game one finds the team may replace a goalkeeper injured during them if he is unable to continue, provided substitutes remain.

Thanks for writing,

Answer provided by Referee Ben Mueller

Only players on field at end of game may take a kick. Exception is if keeper gets injured, then keeper can be replaced by off field player.

Answer provided by Referee Keith Contarino

Hi James. Well, you're wrong. The keeper being injured is the only exception to this rule. See 2006/2007 LOTG page 36

Answer provided by Referee Richard Dawson

Hi James ,
I wiil take heat as I phrased the quiz question but as you are NOW aware for the the reason it was phrased as it was geared for a deeper knowledge of the game than what colour card is shown. The fact it got you thinking and you spent time to look things up is the result we like to encourage rather than take what we say as the ONLY answer
cheers