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Question Number: 15686Law 10 - Method of Scoring 6/2/2007RE: Select Under 13 John of mahopac, ny usa asks...If the goalie is standing over the goal line (i.e., in the goal) and catches the ball, but the ball dosen't cross the goal line - is it a goal? Answer provided by Referee Gary Voshol Law 10 says, "A goal is scored when the whole of the ball passes over the goal line, between the goalposts and under the crossbar, provided that no infringement of the Laws of the Game has been committed previously by the team scoring the goal."
If the ball didn't go completely across the line, a goal is not scored. The assistant referee should have been running his tail off to get to the goal line to clearly see the play.
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View Referee Gary Voshol profileAnswer provided by Referee Keith Contarino Nope and thanks for the question. Law 10 requires that all of the ball has to cross all of the goal line either on the ground or in the air between the goalposts and under the crossbar and that there has been no infringement of any Law in order for a goal to be scored. This is totally unlike American Football where only the plane of the goal line has to be touched by any part of the ball.
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