Question Number: 19974

Law 14 - Penalty kick 9/17/2008

RE: Select Under 15

David Farnan of Fair Oaks, CA USA asks...

This question is a follow up to question 19613

I am curious how you delineate when the energy has dissipated. Hypothetically...say..on a Kick from the Penalty Mark the goalkeeper jumps and knocks the ball down to the ground beside him. The pulling down motion causes the ball to spin. It bounces on the ground then because of the spin it enters the goal. Is this a goal? Has the energy from the initial kick been dissipated in this example?

Answer provided by Referee Richard Dawson

NO!
The keeper must control the ball,, what you describe is a deflection and if that ball finds its way into the goal under the crossbar and between the posts we have a legitamate goal.
If the keeper caught the ball and spiked it that would be a save and if this was KFTPM as in a shoot out or time had expired for a regular PK the ball is classified as dead and no goal can result.
Cheers

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Answer provided by Referee Steve Montanino

You're really over thinking it.

The ball would be 'dead' when it stops moving, as generally seen by the naked eye. If the ball continues to move after the original kick, whether aided by the goalkeeper or not, you must consider it to be 'live'.

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Answer provided by Referee Keith Contarino

Make it simply, when the ball is not moving the kick is over

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