Question Number: 15163

Law 14 - Penalty kick 4/11/2007

RE: club Under 15

Willie of Great Falls, MT USA asks...

This question is a follow up to question 15009

If during penalty kick -If pk kicker, kicks ball and bounces off cross bar or goalee, is the ball live and anyone can then score or defend?

Answer provided by Referee Richard Dawson

Hi Willie,
if it is a pk during live play not extended or in shoot out mode only the actual PK kicker is excluded from touching the ball a second time UNTIL someone of the other 21 players on the field (includes the opposing keeper) make contact. A rebound of the ball off the keeper, the PK kicker can shoot again ! A rebound of the ball off the post or crossbar as the ball has not yet touched another player the PK kicker CANNOT play that ball just yet! If he did it is an INDFK out for the defending team!
Cheers

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Answer provided by Referee Keith Contarino

Anyone can score but the kicker. He may NOT touch the ball again until it touches another player

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Answer provided by Referee Ben Mueller

If ball bounces off crossbar and kicker touches it before any other player does that is a double touch (IFK). If it bounces off the keeper, then it is fair game for all.

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