santa sangria
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Interesting scenario in a video review today made me confused and question my understanding of the GK law.
We are still on 2018-19 laws.
GK is taken with attacker in the box.
Ball is played to the other side of the box, whence defender is challenged on the edge of the box by a second attacker - it's not clear if the defender plays the ball in the box, or if the second attacker steps into the box to make a challenge.
While we are all debating the second attacker - I am thinking it's a retake because the first attacker was in the box when the GK was taken: "opponents must be outside the penalty area until the ball is in play."
Debate then proceeds to "If an opponent who is in the penalty area when the goal kick is taken, or enters the penalty area before the ball is in play, touches or challenges for the ball before it has touched another player, the goal kick is retaken." This line is then cited to contradict the previous passage - the inference being it's not always a retake if an opponent is in the box when the GK is taken. But my thinking is, it doesn't say that - and why bother with the earlier catch all of " opponents must be outside..." Does an opponent have to play, touch or challenge to trigger a retake - why was the law contradictory?
Help!
(Isn't this also one of the key changes for 2019-20... now an attacker can be in the box when the kick is taken if the didn't have time to leave...)
We are still on 2018-19 laws.
GK is taken with attacker in the box.
Ball is played to the other side of the box, whence defender is challenged on the edge of the box by a second attacker - it's not clear if the defender plays the ball in the box, or if the second attacker steps into the box to make a challenge.
While we are all debating the second attacker - I am thinking it's a retake because the first attacker was in the box when the GK was taken: "opponents must be outside the penalty area until the ball is in play."
Debate then proceeds to "If an opponent who is in the penalty area when the goal kick is taken, or enters the penalty area before the ball is in play, touches or challenges for the ball before it has touched another player, the goal kick is retaken." This line is then cited to contradict the previous passage - the inference being it's not always a retake if an opponent is in the box when the GK is taken. But my thinking is, it doesn't say that - and why bother with the earlier catch all of " opponents must be outside..." Does an opponent have to play, touch or challenge to trigger a retake - why was the law contradictory?
Help!
(Isn't this also one of the key changes for 2019-20... now an attacker can be in the box when the kick is taken if the didn't have time to leave...)