Question Number: 34673

Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/23/2022

RE: select Under 14

John p Burns of loveland, CO United States asks...

Player A is given a penalty Kick. Player A lines up and starts motion towards the ball. Ref blows the whistle, player A strikes the ball. Goalie saves the goal.
Ref awards a second kick to player A. Goal scored.

The motion was before the the whistle but the whistle was before the ball was struck. Should the player be given a second try.
jb

Answer provided by Referee Joe McHugh

Hi John
Thanks for the question
At a penalty kick when all the conditions for the kick are met the referee signals for the kick to be taken.
Now if an attacking player infringes the laws after the whistle has sounded and the kick is saved the referee will award a free kick to the defending team. It is never a retake.
Now you mention that the kicker moved before the whistle and there is nothing in the Laws to say that cannot happen. The only requirement is that the kick cannot happen before the whistle which you say did not happen.
The question I would have is whether the retake was for goalkeeper encroachment which is one of the main reasons for retakes?

Answer provided by Referee Richard Dawson

Hi John,
the Pk signal is the whistle when the ball can be kicked not that a player cannot move! . The early movement by the PK kicker is not a reason to disallow a PK if the ball was not moved unless deemed as USB misconduct perhaps to incite or create an issue where the kicker ran past it and faked a kick to try and force the keeper off the line.

The fact there might be some misconduct before the whistle and the referee wished to address it the whistle signal should be more of an interruption signal like a short series of blasts to hold up not begin the PK.

As my colleagues mentioned AFTER the signal to began, should the PK kicker do anything disruptive illegally, it is a loss of ball possession and a free kick out for the defenders.

The FACT a second attempt was granted after a save on a PK it COULD be the keeper moved off the goal line ahead of the ball being kicked into play? The whistle is only a signal for the kick to occur . The keeper can STILL not come off his line until the ball is physically moved off the PK spot.

Best to ask the match referee what the reason was as we are giving you best guess only!

Cheers