Penalty goalkeeper 'protest'

[bester]

Technically facing the kicker, wonder if referee wouldn't let him turn his back completely.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2103027596573216795

 

[RefereeX]

Technically facing the kicker, wonder if referee wouldn't let him turn his back completely.

I would imagine a coincidence. The way I read law, the goalkeeper not facing the kick would be no different to him being off his line... therefore if the kicker scores no issue, only a retake if keeper saves it.

 

[one]

If you can legally play advantage from a one handed throw in by a player who is sitting while taking it... this would be a no brainer.

 

[bester]

I meant before the whistle, there seemed to be some discussion going on.

You shouldn't be whistling until their positions are compliant with the law, if he turns to not face the kicker after the whistle then the penalty must be taken.

 

[DJIC]

The referee has been suspended indefinitely.

 

[ASM]

I would imagine a coincidence. The way I read law, the goalkeeper not facing the kick would be no different to him being off his line... therefore if the kicker scores no issue, only a retake if keeper saves it.

The crucial difference is that the goalkeeper being on the line facing the kicker is a requirement of Law 14 before the referee can signal for the kick to be taken. As this is never achieved, the referee is incorrect to signal the kick to be taken.

If the GK was facing the correct way then turned after the signal was given then I would agree with you but here, we should be cautioning the GK for delaying the restart and making sure the pre-requisites are in place before the penalty is signalled to be taken.

 

[socal lurker]

The referee has been suspended indefinitely.

Absent more info, that seems rather harsh.

 

[one]

The referee has been suspended indefinitely.

From which bridge?

 

[Big Cat]

Lesser spotted 'showing a lack of respect for the game'...?
Don't know why that's even in the book. Seems to only exist as a 'get out of jail free card' for when a referee can't justify a caution to an observer, but the observer will always reject it anyway so may as well take it out the book

 

[Archer]

*dusts off the C1 (Bellend) placard*

 

[socal lurker]

Lesser spotted 'showing a lack of respect for the game'...?
Don't know why that's even in the book. Seems to only exist as a 'get out of jail free card' for when a referee can't justify a caution to an observer, but the observer will always reject it anyway so may as well take it out the book

Tht’s a problem for the observer, not the Laws. It’s relatively recently that as a group we have forgotten that the caution is for unsporting behavior and the Laws give examples.

 

[ChasObserverRefDeveloper]

Tht’s a problem for the observer, not the Laws. It’s relatively recently that as a group we have forgotten that the caution is for unsporting behavior and the Laws give examples.

The issue in the UK is that match officials tend to use the FA caution codes when giving a reason for a caution, whereas as an Observer I will have recorded USB ("Unsporting Behaviour")

 

[socal lurker]

The issue in the UK is that match officials tend to use the FA caution codes when giving a reason for a caution, whereas as an Observer I will have recorded USB ("Unsporting Behaviour")

Could you elaborate more? Why would that create a problem when the R says “lack of respect for the game,” as that is one of the examples of USB in Law 12? I feel like I’m missing something here.