Has anyone seen this?
Surely a goal kick would have solved all the problems...
Im not sure as I thought if the ball crossed the goal line from but in an incorrect way then it would be a goal kick, thats my way of thinking of it...
Im not sure as I thought if the ball crossed the goal line from but in an incorrect way then it would be a goal kick, thats my way of thinking of it...
The commentators clearly say that the ball was thrown-in to the player who then kicks it into the goal. This is a legal goal, if unfortunate in the way it panned out. The referee had no option but to award the goal.You're correct in the case of a drop ball which you may be thinking of here. It wasn't obvious if this was from a drop ball or throw in. By the reaction I suspect it wasn't a drop ball.
Well, from what I understood based on the commentary, the manager did call his side off the field. They didn't all go all the way completely off the pitch but they all congregated over by the bench area and various of the team officials also came onto the pitch as did some stewards and who knows who else.Goal in law as from a throw in
Nothing the ref can do but I don't think he should spent so long talking to the bench. Perhaps a courtesy comment nothing wrong in law so nothing he can do. Kick off, restart game.
He has made the whole situation worse by spending 4 mins justifying it.
What would happen though if the manager had called his side off. Do you try to persuade them out, game abandoned or wait for them to calm down??
The commentators clearly say that the ball was thrown-in to the player who then kicks it into the goal. This is a legal goal, if unfortunate in the way it panned out. The referee had no option but to award the goal.
This was incorporated into the LOTG (Law 8) a few years ago in a feeble attempt to deal with this type of scenario. The problem is that it only addresses the scenario when the dropped ball is kicked DIRECTLY into the goal. As soon as there is a second touch, deflection or whatever it is irrelevant.You're correct in the case of a drop ball which you may be thinking of here*. It wasn't obvious if this was from a drop ball or throw in. By the reaction I suspect it wasn't a drop ball .
Foul throw
As mentioned previously, a dangerous thing to do at that level with every game being videoed
Also, the amount of time that the player had the ball at his feet, coupled with the amount of time it took to actually reach the goal.....means it simply wouldn't be a credible decision to flag after the ball had entered the goal.
I'd argue quite the opposite. Instead of restarting the game when the other team are all angry about the goal, and facing any possible consequences of that (stupid tackles being made, violent conduct etc.), everyone's had the time to calm down and got on with the game.He has made the whole situation worse by spending 4 mins justifying it.