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Question Number: 19356Law 13 - Free Kicks 6/12/2008RE: Adult ken of Dublin, Ireland asks...Can you score a goal from a free kick direct into your own goal....... Answer provided by Referee Michelle Maloney Well, of course you can't score a goal for your team in your own goal from a direct free kick (that would hardly be sporting)! And fortunately, you can't score one for the other team that way either. Whew. If a direct free kick is taken, and by some happenstance, it ends up in your own goal, the restart is a corner kick for the other team (left the field over the goal line, last touched by a defending player). This line from Law 13, Free Kicks, says it all: if a direct free kick is kicked directly into the team's own goal, a corner kick is awarded to the opposing team.
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View Referee Michelle Maloney profileAnswer provided by Referee Steve Montanino No. You cannot score directly against your own team from any free kick. But once ANY other player touches it, all bets are off. Corner Kick.
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