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Assistant referee decisions in the penalty area
In the recent Europa League round there was a situation which every referee could learn from. How do you deal with assistant referee decisions in the penalty area? Check the following situation in the match between Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany) and Villarreal (Spain) at the end of the video. The video quality is not good, but you’ll get a better idea of the situation. A striker tries to reach a teammate in front of the goal, but the ball got blocked by a defender. The ball goes in the air and a defender in his own penalty area tries to control the ball with his foot. He misses the ball and…
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Bluff penalty kick fails and goalie saves the ball
Penalty takers try to mislead the goalie very often, but not all tricks work out as they were meant. Have a look at this bluff penalty. Don’t know the league or competition, but that’s not important if I want to explain the rules of the game. UPDATE: check comment from Laszlo Sipos below for more information about the match. The football Laws of the Game by Fifa state that ‘the player taking the kick must be properly identified’. For the viewer’s it’s at least not clear who’s going to take the kick. UPDATE: At first, I quoted the Laws of the Game that this is a case where ‘a teammate…
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Re-re-re-re-retake the penalty kick, please
This referee let’s the penalty kick retaken over and over again. Players won’t stop complaining, isn’t he just strictly applying the rules? Teammates of the taker and as well as opponents infringe the Laws of the Game. Mostly by moving into the penalty area (or 9,15m circle) too soon. But also take a look at the goalkeeper during the penalty kick he saved. He moves forward to fast and is way in front of the goalline when the attacker actually kicks the ball. Anyone an idea why the goal from the before last kick is not allowed? Last week, I’ve started a discussion about giving a yellow for players who…
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Fifa: ‘Penalty via bar, ground & in goal = goal’
Fifa has announced that a goal should be allowed when a penalty kick – as last action of a half or in a shoutout – is shot on the bar, then touches the ground and crosses the goal line. That’s why the Dutch Football Association KNVB has announced a new interpretation of the Laws of the game for next season. Last weeks many referees discussed the match Dro and Termeno in Italian football. The referee allowed a goal. It now turns out he was correct, according to Fifa. In 2009 the Dutch referee commission announced that a goal should not been allowed in the situation above. The PK situation was…
