If there are zombie horses, then I do indeed want baseball bats. If I have learned nothing else in my years of life, it's that zombies must be destroyed by severe blunt force trauma to the head. We know that zombies physical strength is magnified above that which is normal for a human. We can only therefore assume that a zombie horse's speed would also be magnified. Along with my baseball bat I would like a large shotgun and a whole lot of ammo. The zombiepocolypse is going to be bad enough as it is, we need to be prepared for this breed of brain eaters...
You don't say? What if the attacker just waits it out to see if they keeper will come defend. The point is the keeper has a no win situation. They can either, as you said let them score, or almost assuredly be red carded.
That isn't quite true, either. The keeper could legally move to block any potential kick of the attacker. Once the keeper is that close to the ball, the referee might decide that any goalscoring opportunity is not so obvious.
Exactly. The keeper can scramble to get between the ball and the goal, attempting to block the shot. Isn't that what keepers are supposed to do? Sure, his odds of success aren't as good as if he were to cheat, but if he is close enough to be first to the ball, maybe he can block the shot. I guess the keeper could also try a "fair" shoulder to shoulder challenge, and just make sure not to win the ball until the attacker touched it. If it's not legal to shield a ball you are ineligible to touch, can you still challenge for it? - QC
I would imagine that since USSF says in the ATR that an otherwise legal charge beyond playing distance is a form of impeding, the same analysis would apply.