Should I have given the goal?

[ref144]

A couple months ago I gave an indirect free kick in the attackers half when it was supposed to have been direct. The attacking team score the free kick and I give a goal kick because I originally gave an indirect free kick and explicitly told the players it was indirect. Should I have given the goal?

 

[es1]

Morally right but legally wrong I think!

 

[QuaverRef]

Edit: I misread what you said.

 

[davlon]

I think that having told the players it was indirect, you’d be creating more problems than you fix by giving a goal.

 

[JamesL]

You just can't give a goal.
There's a high chance when telling everyone it's indirect the keeper lets it go in knowing it can't be a goal to then say actually it's direct and it's a goal is not a available solution.
Once play restarts that's it, the error is made and there is nought you can do, in law, to fix it.
At a push you could do a retake, but then everyone is going to be a p**sed.

 

[El__Juez__]

What was the reason you awarded a free kick?

Did you ‘signal’ that it was indirect by raising your arm? If not, the kick can be retaken. Can you then say it’s direct? Probably not.

 

[pil]

Just learn the lesson. I’ve had to chalk a goal off by not raising my arm (just forgot). Never did it again.

 

[JamesL]

Just learn the lesson. I’ve had to chalk a goal off by not raising my arm (just forgot). Never did it again.

I assume you mean had to order a retake, given that arm up or down, a goal can't be scored from an idfk either way

 

[ChasObserverRefDeveloper]

Just learn the lesson. I’ve had to chalk a goal off by not raising my arm (just forgot). Never did it again.

Law 13: An indirect free kick must be retaken if the referee fails to signal that the kick is indirect and the ball is kicked directly into the goal.

 

[CastrilliARG]

You just can't give a goal.
There's a high chance when telling everyone it's indirect the keeper lets it go in knowing it can't be a goal to then say actually it's direct and it's a goal is not a available solution.
Once play restarts that's it, the error is made and there is nought you can do, in law, to fix it.
At a push you could do a retake, but then everyone is going to be a p**sed.

Agree with James here, having told everyone basically it’s indirect to give a goal is a bit mental especially if we talking county prem / supply league level, so safest way is give the goal kick - and sell it that it’s defo a indirect free kick