Question Number: 26797

Law 7 - Match Duration 9/18/2012

RE: Select Under 13

Steve of St. Louis, mo usa asks...

In a game with two refs - and one ref calls a foul and simultaneous the other ref blows his whistle to end the game - is the game over or is the team allowed to take the free kick.

Also - on the free kick - it hits a boy in the hand in the box - does the other team get to take the PK?

Answer provided by Referee Dennis Wickham

Under NFHS rules (which is the usual situation involving dual referees), the clock is not automatically stopped for a foul.. It is stopped if a player is cautioned or if a penalty kick is awarded.

Under TLOG (which does not permit dual referees), the referee has discretion to allow additional time to allow a free kick to be taken on an ordinary foul. The match must be extended to complete a penalty kick.

Answer provided by Referee Joe McHugh

Hi Steve
The match is ended when time expires. If however the foul is a penalty kick time is extended to allow the kick to be taken. If it a regular foul the free kick is not taken.
If during play a penalty is awarded just before time expired the referees allows the kick to be taken as the last kick of the game. No follow up play is allowed
I might add that the ball hitting a player on the hand is not automatically deliberate handling. The action must be deliberate for the offence to called.