Question Number: 16633

Kicks From The Penalty mark 9/10/2007

RE: High School

Mark Mayer of Cape Town, South Africa asks...

The context is a quarter final knockout competition and extra time has been played the game is still at deaadlock...Penalty time...

Can I elect a new goalkeeper for the penalty shootout from my 11 players that finished the game after the extra time was played out? Or am I obliged to stick with the keeper I used during the match itself?

Thank you kindly
Mark

Answer provided by Referee Gary Voshol

The section of the Laws of the Game governing Kicks From The Penalty Mark notes that "the relevant Laws of the Game and International F.A. Board Decisions apply" during the taking of Kicks. Law 3 tells us that the goalkeeper may be changed at a stoppage in play, after the referee is informed. That remains true during KFTPM.

Answer provided by Referee Steve Montanino

You may use any of your 11 players as the goalkeeper during kicks from the mark.

Answer provided by Referee Richard Dawson

YES any of your 11 players can be the keeper! In fact you could switch at every shot if you choose to do so! The question that begs is why would you?

Cheers

Answer provided by Referee Chuck Fleischer

Law 3 affords a team the right to change the goalkeeper at any stoppage in play. Kicks From The Penalty Mark is a stoppage in play. The convention for doing this is for someone to tell the referee that you intend to change the goalkeeper, this he may not refuse -- it is a right.

Regards,