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Question Number: 26307

Law 10 - Method of Scoring 5/8/2012

RE: competive College

chike of onitsha, anambra nigeria asks...

if a ball stands between a goal line[some inside the net while some other side] is it a goal or not.

Answer provided by Referee Joe McHugh

Hi Chike
For a goal to be awarded all of the ball must be over all of the line. If any part of the ball is touching the line or the plane of the line in the air then it is not a goal.



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Answer provided by Referee Michelle Maloney

Law 10 is very clear. For a goal to be allowed, all of the ball must be over/behind the last edge of the field, in between the goal posts and under the crossbar, whether the ball got there in the air or on the ground.



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