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Would you give a penalty kick if there's an attempt to trip the opponent? Interesting piece by Paul Rejer on the website of the US PRO referees http://ow.ly/10bXwG
Would you give a penalty kick if there's an attempt to trip the opponent?
The question should really be, would you give/ have you given a penalty for an incident similar to the one in the video?From the good book:
Fouls and misconduct are penalised as follows:
Direct free kick
A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following seven 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
Since a direct free kick inside the penalty area is a penalty...... the answer to your question must be "yes".
Would you? shouldn't even be a question.Would you give a penalty kick if there's an attempt to trip the opponent? Interesting piece by Paul Rejer on the website of the US PRO referees http://ow.ly/10bXwG
Sometimes even when there's no contact, having to jump over the leg of an opponent can result in losing the ball - or simply the delay allows a covering defender to get into a better position. the former should definitely still be a penalty. The latter is a bit tougher