Question Number: 28832

Law 13 - Free Kicks 10/8/2014

RE: College

feysel of addis abeba, addis abeba ethiopia asks...

in the occation of back pass if the goal keeper catch the ball just at the line of the goal where did the free kick is given? srry 4 my English

If the ball is deliberately kicked by a team mate and the keeper picks that ball up with his hands right on the goal line in the goal area where is the restart location?

Answer provided by Referee Gary Voshol

Free kicks for any defensive offenses that happen inside the goal area are moved to the long edge of the area, the '6-yard line'.

And Feysel, your English is much better than our Oromo or Amharic would be. (Or whatever your native dialect.) We may edit it a bit for publication.

Answer provided by Referee Richard Dawson

tadiyass feysel
se'mea.no' richard
dehna neh?
amesege'nallo' for using the site
e'bake'h do not worry your English is much better than my Ethiopian

The lovely blue nile falls or the Timket celebration within the Bath of Fasilidas eating a good bowl of Doro wat as you watch the tabot being carried back to the church. You have a beautiful country. Good to see football being played there!
Any INDFK in favour of the attackers that occurs inside their opponent's goal area is never taken closer than 6 yards away as it is brought straight back from the spot of the infringement to the outer edge of the 6 yard line paralleling the goal line. Remember the ONLY place the defenders can stand on these type of free kicks is ON THE GOAL LINE between the posts and under the crossbar otherwise they still must be ten yards away if elsewhere in the penalty area.


Cheers

Answer provided by Referee Joe McHugh

Hi
Any free kick for the attacking team inside the goal area is taken on the 6 yard line directly opposite from where the offence took place
Any free kick to the defending team can be taken anywhere inside the goal area in the same way as a goal kick.