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Question Number: 15192Other 4/16/2007RE: n/a Adult colm mc ardle of n/a, n/a ireland asks...in a normal game of soccer,if someboby takes a shot and the ball hits either the cross bar or the posts is that shot considered to have hit the target? Answer provided by Referee Keith Contarino Depends what the "target" was. He has not however scored a goal unless the ball crosses under the crossbar between the goalposts and crosses entirely over the goal line in accordance with Law 10
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View Referee Keith Contarino profileAnswer provided by Referee Ben Mueller Depends exactly what target means. It certainly is NOT a goal.
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View Referee Ben Mueller profileAnswer provided by Referee Steve Montanino Are you refering to a statistic known as "shots on target"? This is also commonly known as "shots on goal".
A player cannot score a goal by virtue of having the ball strike the post or the crossbar alone. The reality is that, in my opinion, this is not a shot on target - the ball would have to have the possibility to go in - but a player prevented that from happening (or a goal is scored) in order for it to be a shot on target.
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