Question Number: 22287

Law 14 - Penalty kick 10/19/2009

RE: Rec Under 15

Rich of St. Louis, MO USA asks...

This question is a follow up to question 22174

In the scenario where time is added for a PK, does play end on the kick or does it continue until the next stoppage? In other words, what if the ball deflects off of the goalie or goal?

Answer provided by Referee Richard Dawson

If the PK is in EXTRA time where time has OFFICIALLY expired then no other player except the keeper will be contesting for the ball. The PK is alive until the ball has no chance of entering the goal under its own power imparted at the time of the kick! The ball can rebound from crossbar, posts and keeper in ANY order and legally cross the goal line for a goal. Once the keeper saves and controls the ball, ball goes into touch or is rebounded out past the keeper into the field at large with no chance of back spinning its way into goal only then should the referee signal the pk is over.

I can recall several matches where the ball was still alive after a rebound in extra time or during KFTPM!
The keeper clearly beaten but the ball hit the crossbar and deflected way up in the air. A premature celebration as the ball came back down spun its way into goal. In others a tip of the finger save ball hits posts rebounds across the face of goal along the line the keeper accidently kicks it into his own goal oops! Lost the match!
Other rebounds off crossbar and posts hitting a sprawling keeper and rebounding back into the goal. All are legit goals IF the referee REMEMBERS to not blow the whistle prematurely!

In matches where we are NEAR the end of time referees will often stop the clock and add even those few seconds AFTER a pk to allow the attack to continue and if a goal results even permit the kick -off! An extended PK does not have that option as the foul occurs at the same time you were about to end the game. In these cases ANNOUNCE to all it IS an extended PK and there will be NO further play once it is over!

Cheers

Answer provided by Referee Dennis Wickham

The key word here is 'extended time.' When the referee decides that time has expired before the kick can be completed, time is extended to allow the kick to be completed (when the momentum of the ball ends). Only the keeper may play the ball after it has been kicked during extended time.

In added or extra time, the referee has added for time lost during the match. A penalty kick during this period is treated the same as a kick during regulation time in the match and anyone can play it.

For example, if the referee intends to add 3 minutes of added time (for injuries, substitutions, etc) and the penalty kick is called just at the end of regulation time, play will continue for the full 3 minutes. Anyone can play the ball after the penalty kick. If, however, the penalty kick was awarded just before the 3 minutes was up, the match would be extended only to complete the penalty kick. No one but the keeper can touch it.

Answer provided by Referee Gary Voshol

Law 14 covers this regarding whether a goal is scored or not:
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When a penalty kick is taken during the normal course of play, or time has been extended at half-time or full time to allow a penalty kick to be taken or retaken, a goal is awarded if, before passing between the goalposts and under the crossbar:
? the ball touches either or both of the goalposts and/or the crossbar and/or the goalkeeper
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Once those conditions are exhausted, the game is over. There are no follow-up attempts at a goal, no defenders recovering the ball and attempting a turnaround play. The referee should tell all players that the game will be over once the kick is completed, and there is no point in them crowding the line of the penalty area/arc because there will be no further play.