Question Number: 23134

Law 10 - Method of Scoring 4/18/2010

RE: competitive Under 11

Daniel Speller of Bournemouth, England asks...

a goal keeper kicks the ball out of his hands and it goes into the opposition's net. Is it a goal?

Answer provided by Referee Michelle Maloney

If I understand correctly - red goalkeeper punts the ball from his hands from inside his penalty area and it sails the length of the field into blue's goal, and your question is whether or not it scores? The answer here is definitely yes - and why wouldn't it be? No Law has been broken - the keeper can legally handle the ball inside his PA, the ball is definitely in play, the ball goes from his foot into his opponent's goal. Voila! Goal.

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Answer provided by Referee Gene Nagy

Daniel, I am sure Sir Alex has already been put on alert about this U-11 kid who can punt the ball from his hand and score a goal from his own penalty area, at least 82 yards down the field, accurately into the opponents net. Of course it would be a goal! Before you ask us, he could also score directly from a kickoff or from a goal kick.

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Answer provided by Referee Joe McHugh

Hi Daniel
Yes it a goal. There has been a few over the years. One of the first to be televised was Pat Jenning's goal while playing in goals for Tottenham Hotspurs v Manchester united in the 1967 FA Charity Shield.
You can view it here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9vVeYGmVWg

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