Question Number: 25698

Law 15 - Throw In 11/2/2011

RE: Pro Adult

Olaitan adeleye of Ado ekiti, Ekiti state Nigeria asks...

If a player throw in is own net is it a goal

Answer provided by Referee Joe McHugh

Hi Olaitan
A goal cannot be scored directly from a throw in. If a player throws the ball into his own goal from a throw in the restart is a corner kick. If it is an attacker who throws the ball in it is a goal kick.
If the ball is in play and the ball is thrown into the goal say by the goalkeeper that is indeed a goal.

Answer provided by Referee Gary Voshol

There are 2 kinds of throws:

1) A goalkeeper throwing the ball in his own net after making a save. As strange as this situation would be, it would be a valid goal.

2) A player taking a throw-in and the ball goes directly into the goal. (I suspect this was what you were thinking about.) That is not a goal, as Law 15 states, 'A goal cannot be scored directly from a throw-in.'

Answer provided by Referee Dennis Wickham

Only if the ball touches another player after the throw-in. A goal cannot be awarded to either team if the ball goes directly into the goal on a throw-in.