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LAW
XVII – THE GOAL CLEARANCE
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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