Graham Carter
New Member
Hi guys,
Have read and enjoyed this site for a while and thought I would make an account following an incident on Saturday - I wondered the correct sanction for this offence. Normally I have no problem interpreting this law, but this incident has confused me a little.
A ball was hit 40 yards down the field, ending with a defender trying to gain control of the ball within his penalty area - no other players within 5/6 yards of him. The only players within the area were him, his goalkeeper and a forward, who was a good few paces behind, trying to close him down/put pressure on.
He ends up controlling the ball with his arm near-ish the 6 yard line before his goalkeeper bounced on the ball - no doubt in my mind that it was a handball and penalty. The forward was a good few yards away from the incident and not even challenging for the ball. The question is - is this no card, a yellow ('stopped a promising attack') or a red (DOGSO)?
The Laws of the Game state the following must be considered for DOGSO (I have annotated each point with my thoughts - the one that makes think it is not DOGSO is number 3):
Does any handball committed so close to goal arguably deny a goalscoring opportunity?
Apologies about the long winded post - its difficult to describe an incident! Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks in advance!
Have read and enjoyed this site for a while and thought I would make an account following an incident on Saturday - I wondered the correct sanction for this offence. Normally I have no problem interpreting this law, but this incident has confused me a little.
A ball was hit 40 yards down the field, ending with a defender trying to gain control of the ball within his penalty area - no other players within 5/6 yards of him. The only players within the area were him, his goalkeeper and a forward, who was a good few paces behind, trying to close him down/put pressure on.
He ends up controlling the ball with his arm near-ish the 6 yard line before his goalkeeper bounced on the ball - no doubt in my mind that it was a handball and penalty. The forward was a good few yards away from the incident and not even challenging for the ball. The question is - is this no card, a yellow ('stopped a promising attack') or a red (DOGSO)?
The Laws of the Game state the following must be considered for DOGSO (I have annotated each point with my thoughts - the one that makes think it is not DOGSO is number 3):
- distance between the offence and the goal - very close to the goal
- general direction of the play - heading towards goal
- likelihood of keeping or gaining control of the ball - forward did not have control of the ball
- location and number of defenders - 2 defenders including keeper
Does any handball committed so close to goal arguably deny a goalscoring opportunity?
Apologies about the long winded post - its difficult to describe an incident! Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks in advance!