Question Number: 17702

Law 14 - Penalty kick 11/5/2007

RE: rec Under 15

george bordokas of manhattan beach, ca usa asks...

if a penalty kick is awarded and time in the half or the game has expired are all the players taken away from the penalty box and the kicker takes the tick with no play after any sort of rebound?

Answer provided by Referee Gary Voshol

If a foul resulting in a penalty kick is called, time must be extended in a half to allow the PK to happen. In that case, the kicker may touch the ball only once, and the PK is over when there is no possibility of the ball going in the goal. Only the kicker and the goalkeeper may participate. The ref would do well to advise the rest of the players that they can't play the ball, but the ref has no authority to move them away from the penalty area if they wish to be there.

Answer provided by Referee Keith Contarino

The players remain on the field and still have to be behind the ball and at least 10 yards from it. The referee tells the kicker and keeper time has expired and there is no second shot if the keeper saves it. The kick is finished when all the kinetic energy has left the ball

Answer provided by Referee Michelle Maloney

Ah, Ref Contarino makes a good game management point! The referee can certainly, and probably should tell teams, especially those below professional or advanced levels, about how the results are viewed.

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