Question Number: 14953

Law 14 - Penalty kick 3/7/2007

RE: Intermediate AYSO referee - 15 yrs exp Other

Tony Nault of Eaton Rapids, MI United States asks...

The referee signals for a penalty kick to be taken. An attacking player then violently punches an opponent outside the penalty area. The referee notices the incident:

If the ball goes in the goal what does the referee do? Award a goal, Red Card and send off

If the ball does not go in the goal what does the referee do?

Answer provided by Referee Gary Voshol

Law 14 tells us the answer:

If the referee gives the signal for a penalty kick to be taken and, before the ball is in play, one of the following situations occurs:
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A team-mate of the player taking the kick infringes the Laws of the Game:
? the referee allows the kick to proceed
? if the ball enters the goal, the kick is retaken
? if the ball does not enter the goal, the referee stops play and restarts the match with an indirect free kick to the defending team, from the place where the infringement occurred.

The punching player gets sent off for violent conduct, that's a given.

The restart is given in the bullet points above.

Answer provided by Referee Chuck Fleischer

The reason a penalty is allowed to continue is the off chance it will be missed. If missed the team has had a fair chance at its penalty kick and it will not be taken again. If made their fair chance at a penalty kick involved something else, not in accordance with the Laws of the Game, and there can be no goal as per Law 14 or, as in normal play, Law 10.

The violent conduct is dealt with on its own merits.

Regards,

Answer provided by Referee Keith Contarino

This is a no brainer. No goal. Retake. Send-off and red card. Had he missed the shot restart with IFK for opponents.

Answer provided by Referee Ben Mueller

If the ball goes into the goal, restart with a rekick. If the ball does not enter the goal IFK at the spot of the infringement. Also, send off attacker for violent conduct.