In a game I was officiating last night the attacking team had a "2 on 1" (2 attackers vs 1 defender) deep in the defending teams area. The defender chose to defend the attacker without the ball (player B) and leave the attacker with the ball (player A) for the goalkeeper. As the attacker with the ball crossed into the penalty area, the goalkeeper came out toward her (player A). She decided it was best to pass to her teammate (player B) instead. As she sent her pass towards her teammate (Player B), the defender impeded the movement of player B and she was unable to get to the ball.
I called an indirect free kick from the spot where the impeding offense occurred.
The coach of the attacking team was upset that I awarded an indirect and said it should have been a direct free kick (PK since it was in the penalty area). I told him I called it indirect because the player who was impeded was nowhere near the ball. His argument was that because the defender impeded with physical contact it didn't matter that she wasn't near the ball and should have been a direct free kick (PK).
Of course they missed the indirect free kick so he was even more upset about it.
Would like to know if I got that one right or wrong so I know in the future.
I called an indirect free kick from the spot where the impeding offense occurred.
The coach of the attacking team was upset that I awarded an indirect and said it should have been a direct free kick (PK since it was in the penalty area). I told him I called it indirect because the player who was impeded was nowhere near the ball. His argument was that because the defender impeded with physical contact it didn't matter that she wasn't near the ball and should have been a direct free kick (PK).
Of course they missed the indirect free kick so he was even more upset about it.
Would like to know if I got that one right or wrong so I know in the future.