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Futsal LAW XVII – THE GOAL CLEARANCE |
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Game of Futsal
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Monday, 11 February 2008 17:12 |
A goal clearance is a method of restarting play.
A goal may not be scored directly from a goal clearance.
The goal clearance is awarded when:
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the whole of the ball, having last touched a player of the attacking eam, passes over the goal line, either on |
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the ground or in the air, and a goal is not scored in accordance with Law XI. |
Procedure
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the ball is thrown from any point within the penalty area by the goalkeeper of the defending team |
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opponents remain outside the penalty area until the ball is in play |
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the goalkeeper does not play the ball a second time until it has touched |
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another player |
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the ball is in play when it is thrown directly beyond the penalty area |
Infringements /Sanctions
If the ball is not thrown directly beyond the penalty area:
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the goal clearance is retaken |
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If, after the ball is in play, the goalkeeper touches the ball a second time, before it has touched another player:
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an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team from the place where the infringement occurred, unless it |
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was committed in the penalty area, in which case the indirect free kick is taken from the penalty area line from the place nearest to where the infringement occurred |
If, after the ball is in play, the goalkeeper receives it back from a team mate:
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an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team, to be taken from |
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the penalty area line from the place nearest to where the infringement occurred |
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