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Question Number: 22777

Law 13 - Free Kicks 1/30/2010

RE: competive Under 17

STEPHEN WHYTE of cork, ireland asks...

when taking tipp are you aloud to take a shot without a second player touching the ball?

Answer provided by Referee Joe McHugh

Hi Stephen
If you are referring to the kick off then a goal can be scored directly from the kick off with a direct shot on goal.
On all kicked restarts the ball has to be touched by another player before the player can touch the ball again.



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Answer provided by Referee Michelle Maloney

Restarts from which a player can score directly - with no intervening touch by a second player - are kick-offs, direct free kicks, penalty kicks, goal kicks, corner kicks and from dropped balls.

All other restarts require a touch by a second player to score.



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Answer provided by Referee Dennis Wickham

Yes. A goal can be scored directly from the kickoff.



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