Keeper scoring from a throw?

[wjarrettc]

I was bragging to my 12 year old nephew that I just got my grade 08 and he immediately stumped me with a question that I don't remember us covering in the class...

Can a keeper, who has gained possession and legally handled the ball in his penalty area, throw the ball into the opponents net for a goal? Think Brad Friedel and one of his "hail mary" clearances.

My inclination is to say "Yes" since his is not infringing on any LOTG, or am I missing something here?

Of course, with my 12 year old nephew, I just played it cool and said "As if that would ever happen!" :)

Thanks in advance!

Jarrett

[Blitzkrieg16]

Yes

[nsa]

Jarrett,

Welcome to the dark side. :)

Yes, under the FIFA LotG, a 'keeper may score a goal by throwing the ball from his own penalty area. (They should have covered this in Law 10.)

-nat

[Alberto]

Originally posted by nsa
Jarrett,

Welcome to the dark side. :)

Yes, under the FIFA LotG, a 'keeper may score a goal by throwing the ball from his own penalty area. (They should have covered this in Law 10.)

-nat

If you could find such a player. There's no way a keeper could throw the ball that far unless they were playing in the smallest field in the world. On a full size field we are talking about a throw of 82-102 yards. That's not humanly possible. A punt yes, a throw no.

[nsa]

Originally posted by Alberto
On a full size field we are talking about a throw of 82-102 yards. Or a throw of only 50 yds, with a few good bounces. :)

Jarrett mentioned Brad Friedel. We've all seen him wing it at least 60 yds. on the fly. Combine that with a brain-dead opposing 'keeper ... ;)

[Wolves_67]

Originally posted by nsa
Or a throw of only 50 yds, with a few good bounces. :)

Jarrett mentioned Brad Friedel. We've all seen him wing it at least 60 yds. on the fly. Combine that with a brain-dead opposing 'keeper ... ;)
I think Brad might score on Tony Meola..

[wjarrettc]

Originally posted by Alberto
If you could find such a player. There's no way a keeper could throw the ball that far unless they were playing in the smallest field in the world. On a full size field we are talking about a throw of 82-102 yards. That's not humanly possible. A punt yes, a throw no.


Like I said, "As if that would happen" :)

The inspiration for my nephew's question was actually the movie "Shaolin Soccer" which we were watching. In the movie, this does indeed happen. Of course, so do quite a few other supernatural things. But it did get me thinking about the scenario.

[whistleblowerusa]

Originally posted by Wolves_67
I think Brad might score on Tony Meola..
I think I could score on Meola! :^)

[superdave]

Strong wind at his back, last gasp situation where a team puts their GK up for a corner, the defender at the back is either brain dead or out of position or slips...I actually DON'T think it's impossible.

[TheRubberDucky]

I've actually seen someone come close to this. One of our fields is real small, about 60 yds end to end, and a mammoth 14yr old, with lots of wind, two-hopped the ball into the other keeper's hands. I bet it could happen, if the other keeper had been napping.