Question Number: 20668

Kicks From The Penalty mark 12/14/2008

RE: High School

K of Redondo Beach, CA US asks...

After the game had ended, the teams had a PK shoot-out to determine the winner of the contest. The offensive player struck the ball, the ball went off the keepers hands and bounced back towards offensive player, then the ball spun forward into the goal without the keeper touching the ball. Is this a goal? And if not , why not?
Does the ball have to continue in a forward path to be a goal? I this case the Refs did not count the goal.

Thank you,

Answer provided by Referee Gary Voshol

It is a goal, unless NFHS has messed up their rules even more than I know about.

Under the Laws of the Game, page 51, in the Kicks From The Penalty Mark section, we find: 'Unless otherwise stated, the relevant Laws of the Game and International F.A. Board Decisions apply when kicks from the penalty mark are being taken.' That means Law 14 is still in effect.

In Law 14 we find: When a penalty kick is taken during the normal course of play, or time has been extended at half-time or full time to allow a penalty kick to be taken or retaken, a goal is awarded if, before passing between the goalposts and under the crossbar:
? the ball touches either or both of the goalposts and/or the crossbar and/or the goalkeeper'
That's what happened in your game. The ball hit the keeper, then hit the ground, then went into the goal. It should have counted.

Answer provided by Referee Keith Contarino

Can only speak for FIFA and USSF rules. At the taking of a kick from the penalty mark, the ball is in play until all the energy imparted to it at the kick has dissipated. In short, if the ball's still moving, it's in play and the keeper better pay attention and stop it if it heads towards the goal. The referee in this case was wrong per FIFA and the match would be protestable

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