you can score directly from an uncontested drop ballYou can't score direct from a dropped ball though - that IS in the LOTG.
you can score directly from an uncontested drop ballYou can't score direct from a dropped ball though - that IS in the LOTG.
No, you can't.you can score directly from an uncontested drop ball
If the ball enters the goal:
• if a dropped ball is kicked directly into the opponents’ goal, a goal kick is
awarded
Let's go back to the law, as poorly worded as it is:
"deliberately kicked to him"
My reading of this is that, in the given scenario, it is "deliberately kicked" - of that there is no doubt.
So, the "to him" part...?
My interpretation is that this does not have to be intent on the part of the defender. The goalkeeper decides that it is "to him" when he picks it up.
If the phrasing was different, the law could be different, and the interpretation could be different.
"Deliberately kicked only to him"
"Deliberately kicked in the direction of the goalkeeper"
"Deliberately kicked to him and not intercepted by him when the intention was to pass to another player"
etc etc...all would result in the opposite decision.
I understand the wording to mean that it does not have to be intentional that the pass was meant for the goalkeeper.So.......
What's your point??
I understand the wording to mean that it does not have to be intentional that the pass was meant for the goalkeeper.
"Deliberately kicked" is clarified in the appendices to not include a shin, knee, deflection etc.
"To him" means only that the GK gets the ball, not that it was intended for him.
IDFK for me every time.
Fair enough.LOL no. But I do write boring stuff that no one reads for a living. So if you spot any typos I'll get my coat
The cheque's in the post!Fair enough.
Thought you were a bit of a wordsmith!
I understand the wording to mean that it does not have to be intentional that the pass was meant for the goalkeeper.
"Deliberately kicked" is clarified in the appendices to not include a shin, knee, deflection etc.
"To him" means only that the GK gets the ball, not that it was intended for him.
IDFK for me every time.
"Having a word" and saying they will be penalised next time? Have they broken the laws of the game or not? If it was this easy to get around the backpass law, why haven't professional teams tried it since the laws introduction?
If this happens down the local rec at the weekend, guaranteed just about everyone will be expecting an indirect free kick and will want your head on a stick if you don't give it!
At least, that would be much better wording wouldn't it...? and that is the way I would choose to interpret...I disagree. Your reasoning would have been written as 'the goalkeeper handles the ball after it has been deliberately kicked by a teammate'. Your reasoning would make 'to him' redundant
This would be an interesting one for the lawyers...