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Question Number: 35983Law 3 - The Players 7/31/2025Robert of St. Johns , Canada asks...During regular time, a defensive player commits a Direct-Free-Kick foul in their penalty area. The referee blows their whistle to stop play and awards the offensive team with a penalty kick. My question is, can the offensive team make a substitution (assuming they have not used up all of their substitutions) and sub on a player so that that player can take the penalty kick (reminder this is during regular time, not during an end of time penalty shoot out situation)? Answer provided by Referee Peter Grove Hi Robert,
Yes, they can. A substitution can be made any time the ball is out of play (again, as long as they have not used up all their subs).
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View Referee Peter Grove profileAnswer provided by Referee Joe McHugh Hi Robert
A substitution can be made at any time when play is stopped and the team has not used all its available substitutions.
A penalty award is a stoppage in play so a substitution can happen as long as the referee is advised.
Indeed it may be necessary such as an injury to a goalkeeper. At Underage a change of goalkeeper may also happen and it is allowed for in the Laws again as long as the referee is informed.
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