Week 15 Laws of the Game Quiz 2019-2020 is a so-called “best of”. You’ll see questions from all the quizzes that were used during the first half of the 2019-2020 season.
Can I please get clarification on this question as I believe I answered it correctly based on what the law states. Mine was the first answer.
(only 12% got this correct in the original quiz). A defender stops a promising attack. Before you start the disciplinary sanction procedure, the attacker takes the free kick quickly and creates a clear goal-scoring opportunity for his team-mate. What do you decide?
0/1
Allow play to continue and show the defender a yellow card at the next stoppage
Allow play to continue and show the defender a red card at the next stoppage
Allow play to continue and don’t show the defender a yellow card
Stop play and show show the defender a yellow card
Correct answer
Allow play to continue and don’t show the defender a yellow card
Feedback
Laws of the Game 2019-2020 (page 107): Once the referee has decided to caution or send off a player, play must not be restarted until the sanction has been administered, unless the non-offending team takes a quick free kick, has a clear goal-scoring opportunity and the referee has not started the disciplinary sanction procedure. The sanction is administered at the next stoppage; if the offence was denying the opposing team an obvious goal-scoring opportunity, the player is cautioned.
PS: Technically you can stop play here, but ideally you let them have that goal-scoring opportunity.
I disagree with your answer for question 5. The stated rationale from IFAB for this change is that “it is unfair that [a] ‘new’ attack must be stopped to issue the YC/RC.” The next sentence makes it very clear that the sanction can be given at the next stoppage. The final point about showing a yellow card for DOGSO is that since the quick free kick “restores” the obvious goal scoring opportunity which makes a YC appropriate instead of a RC. Please see the IFAB’s presentation on page 82 to read this rationale: https://static-3eb8.kxcdn.com/files/document-category/072019/RjehfBDIsukvVRx.pdf
Hi Erik,
You mention the DOGSO, in this case it’s a promising attack. And I’ve been personally in touch with IFAB about the yellow card. Not showing the yellow card is completely in line with what their rationale is for showing a yellow instead of the red in the case you mention. Although it’s not written out, that is the spirit of the game they had in mind. What you see now: it’s changed that way for the 2021 LOTG and specifically mentioned as apparently their idea behind the rule wasn’t clearly written out yet.
10 Comments
kelvin silungwe
Stop play show the defend a red card sending off a player allow a direct kick to be retaken
Paul
when a coach tries to encroach into opponent technical area, you first warn him and ask him to go back
Jan ter Harmsel
The IFAB has published a detailed description now of how to handle as well. Quite useful.
Sebahattin Sahin
I want to learn the questions
Jan ter Harmsel
Good luck and enjoy the quizzes.
Sarkis Akle
Can I please get clarification on this question as I believe I answered it correctly based on what the law states. Mine was the first answer.
(only 12% got this correct in the original quiz). A defender stops a promising attack. Before you start the disciplinary sanction procedure, the attacker takes the free kick quickly and creates a clear goal-scoring opportunity for his team-mate. What do you decide?
0/1
Allow play to continue and show the defender a yellow card at the next stoppage
Allow play to continue and show the defender a red card at the next stoppage
Allow play to continue and don’t show the defender a yellow card
Stop play and show show the defender a yellow card
Correct answer
Allow play to continue and don’t show the defender a yellow card
Feedback
Laws of the Game 2019-2020 (page 107): Once the referee has decided to caution or send off a player, play must not be restarted until the sanction has been administered, unless the non-offending team takes a quick free kick, has a clear goal-scoring opportunity and the referee has not started the disciplinary sanction procedure. The sanction is administered at the next stoppage; if the offence was denying the opposing team an obvious goal-scoring opportunity, the player is cautioned.
PS: Technically you can stop play here, but ideally you let them have that goal-scoring opportunity.
Laws of the Game
Jan ter Harmsel
For sure. It’s published in week 3 of the LOTG quiz. Note from IFAB there on this matter.
Erik Orlowski
I disagree with your answer for question 5. The stated rationale from IFAB for this change is that “it is unfair that [a] ‘new’ attack must be stopped to issue the YC/RC.” The next sentence makes it very clear that the sanction can be given at the next stoppage. The final point about showing a yellow card for DOGSO is that since the quick free kick “restores” the obvious goal scoring opportunity which makes a YC appropriate instead of a RC. Please see the IFAB’s presentation on page 82 to read this rationale: https://static-3eb8.kxcdn.com/files/document-category/072019/RjehfBDIsukvVRx.pdf
Jan ter Harmsel
Hi Erik,
You mention the DOGSO, in this case it’s a promising attack. And I’ve been personally in touch with IFAB about the yellow card. Not showing the yellow card is completely in line with what their rationale is for showing a yellow instead of the red in the case you mention. Although it’s not written out, that is the spirit of the game they had in mind. What you see now: it’s changed that way for the 2021 LOTG and specifically mentioned as apparently their idea behind the rule wasn’t clearly written out yet.
Jan
Zulu Noah
thanks I have learnt a lot