posted Mar 18, 2007

Ye OMG did he try to score? and how did The GK not save it?

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posted Mar 18, 2007

Why wasn't it a dircet free-kick? It was a foul therefor a direct free-kick was given. just cos it was a long way out doesn't make it indirect, its what type of infringement caused it

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posted Mar 18, 2007

That rule only applies when in attacking half.

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posted Mar 18, 2007

That is a great point

But everyone knows he did not shoot, so i think the ref let it slide. You could tell by the astonishment on his face he didn't mean it.

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posted Mar 18, 2007

it was a direct free kick tho, as oen of teh watford players fouled our player.

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posted Mar 18, 2007

I dont think it matters one bit ... West Hams goal yesterday was 100 times more contreversial than Robinsons so lets not get carried away.

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posted Mar 18, 2007

Direct Free Kick

A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following six offences in a manner considered by the referee to be careless,
- reckless or using excessive force:
- kicks or attempts to kick an opponent
- trips or attempts to trip an opponent
- jumps at an opponent
- charges an opponent
- strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
- pushes an opponent

A direct free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following four offences:
- tackles an opponent to gain possession of the ball, making contact with the opponent before touching the ball
- holds an opponent
- spits at an opponent
- handles the ball deliberately (except for the goalkeeper within his own penalty area)
- A direct free kick is taken from where the offence occurred.



Indirect Free Kick

An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper, inside his own penalty area, commits any of the following four offences:

- takes more than six seconds while controlling the ball with his hands before releasing it from his possession
- touches the ball again with his hands after it has been released from his possession and has not touched any other player
- touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a team-mate
- touches the ball with his hands after he has received it directly from a throw-in taken by a team-mate
- An indirect free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if a player, in the opinion of the referee:
- plays in a dangerous manner
- impedes the progress of an opponent
- prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his hands
- commits any other offence, not previously mentioned in Law 12, for which play is stopped to caution or dismiss a player The indirect free kick is taken from where the offence occurred.


Hope that will be an end to these pointless threads. I took me 5 seconds to find this info. DO IT YOURSELF NEXT TIME!!!!

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posted Mar 18, 2007

"Hope that will be an end to these pointless threads. I took me 5 seconds to find this info. DO IT YOURSELF NEXT TIME!!!!"

Calm down dear!!! Isn't one of the points of message boards to gain knowledge and ask questions on subjects you are uninformed on.

Someone asked a question, someone answered it!

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posted Mar 20, 2007

Thanks Stuvon, I thought that was one of the reasons for using these boards too - bit like yahoo answers...
I always thought there was a maximum distance thing in the direct / indirect free kick rules but maybe that's just from kick abouts down the park when I was young...

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