Question Number: 29046

Law 15 - Throw In 12/11/2014

RE: Local league Adult

Muhammad musa Mallam-Madori of Mallam Madori, Jigawa Nigeria asks...

When a player throw the ball and the ball goes to the net and crossed the goalline,was it a goal?

Answer provided by Referee Joe McHugh

Hi Muhammad
No. It is not possible to score a goal directly from a throw in. If the ball enters the goal directly from a throw in without touching another player the restart is a goal kick if an attacker took the throw in and it is a corner kick if a defender threw the ball.

Answer provided by Referee Jason Wright

If it's a throw-in then a goal cannot be directly scored. If, however, the goalkeeper threw the ball (for instance, after saving a shot), then this is a goal.

Answer provided by Referee Gene Nagy

Muhammad,

Your question is a bit ambiguous. I am going to assume that you mean 'throw-in' as in the ball went out of play on the touch line and a form of restarting the game as opposed to a goalie 'throwing' the ball from his penalty area when the ball is in his possession in active play.

Law 15 states: 'A goal cannot be scored directly from a throw-in.'

If the ball crosses the goal line anywhere, even between the goalposts and under the crossbar, it becomes either a goal kick or a corner kick, depending on which team threw the ball into play.

So, let's say an attacker takes the throw-in and it crosses the goal line between the goal posts and under the cross bar. The result is a goal kick.

But let's say a defender takes the throw-in and throws it towards his own goalie. The goalie completely misses the ball and it goes in the back of the net. The result is a corner-kick.