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Question Number: 18051

Law 3 - Number of Players 12/3/2007

RE: Competive Adult

Mark Vuorela of Nanaimo, BC Canada asks...

This question is a follow up to question 16900

In this situation does the keeper have to leave the field of play? If so, what could the team do in the meantime? What if they have no substitutions?

Answer provided by Referee Keith Contarino

The keeper may be treated on the field of play. If the injury is so severe that he has to leave and the team has no available substitutions, then one of the field players MUST become the keeper. Law 3 requires that one of the players be designated the goalkeeper



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Answer provided by Referee Ben Mueller

The keeper can receive treatment on the field. If the keeper is not able to continue, then a field player must take the place of the keeper.



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