Question Number: 14788

Law 14 - Penalty kick 2/3/2007

RE: Adult

kevin gibson of DURHAM, DURHAM ENGLAND asks...

in a pen shootout,if the ball hits the post/crossbar then the keeper before going into the net is the goal allowed to stand

Answer provided by Referee Richard Dawson

Yes provided the referee has not blown the whistle too early!

What we need to remember is a ball once kicked is imparted with energy and until that energy is ffully expended or the ball is out of play, under keeper control or headed away from the goal with no chance of ever entering it any rebounds of the post crossbar or keeper in any combination willmake for a legalgoal if the ball winds up in the back of the net!

Quote FIFA law 14
a goal is awarded if, before passing between the goalposts and under the crossbar:

the ball touches either or both of the goalposts and/or the crossbar, and/or the goalkeeper." end Quote

Cheers

Answer provided by Referee Nathan Lacy

If this is all a part of the "natural" action of the ball as a result of the kick having been taken then, yes, the goal is allowed. This was debated quite a bit a few years back and essentially the final line of thought was that if the ball went in as a result of the momentum of the ball as a result of the initial kick - even though it rebounded in such a way as described - then it should be allowed. The fact that the keeper was simply unlucky by being in the wrong place as the ball came off the crossbar is, well - unfortunate. All the best,

Answer provided by Referee Ben Mueller

yes, goal counts! Kick does not end until all enerrgy put on ball is out.

Answer provided by Referee Gary Voshol

Law 14 says, in part:
[quote]
When a penalty kick is taken during the normal course of play, or time has been extended at half-time or full time to allow a penalty kick to be taken or retaken, a goal is awarded if, before passing between the goalposts and under the crossbar:
? the ball touches either or both of the goalposts and/or the crossbar,
and/or the goalkeeper
[endquote]

Then under "Procedures to Determine a Winner" in the Laws we find:
[quote]
Unless otherwise stated, the relevant Laws of the Game and International F.A. Board Decisions apply when kicks from the penalty mark are being taken
[endquote]

So a ball bouncing around which eventually enters the goal without additional impetus by the kicker counts.