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05 Jul 2008, 05:06 PM
Suggested Edits for the 2009/2010 LOTG
The 2008/2009 FIFA Laws of the Game have been published. Changes
in the text are welcome. However, as always, additional improvements
could be made, in my opinion, mostly for clarity or completeness. None
of these changes are intended to change way the Laws are currently enforced,
although Suggested Edits #11 and #14 are based solely on a USSF interpretations
which have not been stated publicly by IFAB/FIFA to my knowledge. Edit #17
is in disagreement with current USSF interpretation.
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PREFACE
In the twelve years since its last major revision of the Laws of the Game,
the International Football Association Board has made a significant
number of additions and amendments to the Laws themselves, and
various accompanying publications and teaching materials have been
produced and distributed by football‘s governing bodies in order to
assist match officials in their duties and to clarify concepts for the
football community as a whole.
....
In addition, certain principles that were previously implicitly understood
throughout the game but did not explicitly feature in the Laws of the
Game have been included in this new edition for completeness.
Comment: Emphasis added.
Suggested Edit #1 Law 1:
The Corner Arc Area
A quarter circle with a radius of 1 m (1 yd) from each corner flagpost
is drawn inside the field of play. The area bounded by this arc, the
goal line, and the touch line is the corner area.
Comment: All additional references to “Corner Arc” (the area, not
the quarter circle) in the Laws should be replaced with “Corner Area”.
Suggested Edit #2 Law 3:
Players and Substitutes Sent Off
A player who has been sent off before the kick-off may be replaced
only by one of the named substitutes.
A player who has been sent off after the initial kick-off may not be
substituted or replaced.
A named substitute who has been sent off, either before the kick-off
or after play has started, may not be replaced
Suggested Edit #3 Law 5:
Powers and Duties
The Referee:
...
• acts as timekeeper and keeps a record of the match
• starts, stops and restarts play in accordance with Law 7
• stops, suspends or abandons the match, at his discretion, for any
infringements of the Laws
...
• takes disciplinary action against players and substitutes and
substituted players guilty of cautionable and sending-off offences.
He is not obliged to take this action immediately but must do so
when the ball next goes out of play
...
• indicates the restart of the match after it has been stopped or
suspended
...
Suggested Edit #4 Law 5:
Decisions of the Referee
The decisions of the referee regarding facts connected with play are
final.
The referee may only change a decision on realising that it is incorrect
or, at his discretion, on the advice of an assistant referee, provided that
he has not restarted play or terminated abandoned the match, and time
has not expired.
Comment: This completes the replacement of “terminated” with
“abandoned” in the Laws of the Game, and corrects an apparent oversight.
Suggested Edit #5 Law 5 (Interpretation):
Minimum number of players
....
Although a match may not START if either team consists of fewer than
seven players, the minimum number of players in a team required for
a match to CONTINUE is left to the discretion of member associations.
However, it is the opinion of the International F.A. Board that a match
should not continue if there are fewer than seven players in either
team.
If a team has fewer than seven the minimum number of players because
one or more players has deliberately left the field of play, the referee is
not obliged to stop the match and the advantage may be played. In such
cases, the referee must not allow the match to resume after the ball has
gone out of play if a team does not have the minimum number of seven
players.
Suggested Edit #6 Law 7:
Penalty Kick
If a penalty kick has to be taken or retaken, the duration of either half
is extended until the penalty kick is completed, if necessary
Suggested Edit #7 Law 8:
LAW 8 – THE START AND RESTART OF PLAY
LAW 8 – THE KICK-OFF AND DROPPED BALL
(or)
Other Methods to Restart Play
In addition to the kick-off and dropped ball, play may be restarted
by a free kick, penalty kick, throw-in, goal kick, or corner kick, as
described in Laws 13 through 17.
Suggested Edit #8 Law 9:
Ball Out of Play
The ball is out of play when:
• it has wholly crossed the goal line or touch line whether on the
ground or in the air, and leaves the field of play
• play has been stopped by the referee
Ball In Play
The ball is in play at all other times after it has been put into play,
including when:
• it rebounds off a goalpost, crossbar or corner flagpost and remains
in the field of play
• it rebounds off either the referee or an assistant referee when they
are on the field of play
Suggested Edit #9 Law 10:
Goal Scored
A goal is scored when the whole of the ball passes over the goal
line, between the goalposts and under the crossbar, provided that
the ball was in play and that no infringement of the Laws of the Game
has had been committed previously by the team immediately prior to
scoring the goal.
Suggested Edit #10 Law 11:
Offence
A player in an offside position is only penalised if, at the moment the
ball touches or is played by one of his team, he is, in the opinion of
the referee, becomes involved in active play by:
• interfering with play or
• interfering with an opponent on the field of play or
• gaining an advantage by being in that position
If this occurs after the ball goes out of play, is again played or touched
by one of his team, or is played and controlled by an opponent, he is
not be penalized.
Suggested Edit #11 Law 11:
Infringements and Sanctions
In the event of an offside offence, the referee awards an indirect
free kick to the opposing team to be taken from the place where the
infringement occurred (see Law 13 – Position of Free Kick).
If the offside position of the player at the moment the ball was played
or touched by one of his team was on the field of play, the infringement
occurred at this position.
If the offside position of the player at the moment the ball was played or
touched by one of his team was off the field of play, the infringement
occurred where the player subsequently entered the field of play.
Comment: This reflects the position of the USSF given in the
2007 Advice to Referees:
11.13 LOCATION OF THE RESTART FOR OFFSIDE
Offside is punished where the infringement occurred. In other words,
the indirect free kick should be taken from the place where the offside
player was when the teammate played the ball. The kick should not be
taken from the place where the second-to-last defender was nor where
the player was at the moment the offside was called. If the player being
penalized for offside was legally off the field when the teammate last
played the ball, the restart will be taken from the point on the touch line
where the player re-entered the field.
Suggested Edit #9 must be applied in order to prohibit the possibility
of a player off the field of play, before re-entering the field of play,
interfering with an opponent off the field of play, which would give no
viable location for a restart other than a dropped ball and would enable a
“foul” to occur off the field.
Suggested Edit #12 Law 12:
Fouls and misconduct are penalised as follows:
Fouls and Sanctions
Players can only commit fouls on the field of play while the ball is
in play. Players who return to the field of play without permission
can commit fouls. Direct free kicks, indirect free kicks, and penalty
kicks are methods of penalising fouls.
Indirect Free Kick
...
• commits any other offence, not previously mentioned in Law 12,
for which play is stopped to caution or send off a player
...
Disciplinary Sanctions
...
If no foul has been committed, but play is stopped solely to
issue a disciplinary sanction for an offence committed on the field of
play by a player, an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team
from the place where the offence occurred (see Law 13 Position of Free Kick).
If play is stopped solely to issue a disciplinary sanction for an offence
committed on the field of play by a substitute or substituted player or
a player on the field without permission, an indirect free kick is awarded
to the opposing team from the place where the ball was when play was
stopped (see Law 13 Position of Free Kick).
If play is stopped solely to issue a disciplinary sanction for an offence
committed off the field of play, play is restarted with a dropped ball
at the place where the ball was located when play was stopped, unless play
was stopped inside the goal area, in which case the referee drops the ball
on the goal area line parallel to the goal line at the point nearest to
where the ball was located when play was stopped.
Cautionable Offences
...
Suggested Edit #13 Law 12:
A direct free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if a player
commits any of the following three offences:
• holds an opponent
• spits at an opponent
• handles the ball deliberately (except for the goalkeeper within his
own penalty area), using any part of the hand or arm or thrown object
Suggested Edit #14 Law 12:
An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper,
inside his own penalty area, commits any of the following four offences:
• touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked and
controlled to him by a team-mate
Comment: This reflects the position of the USSF given in the
2007 Advice to Referees:
12.20 BALL KICKED TO THE GOALKEEPER
A goalkeeper infringes Law 12 if he or she touches the ball with the
hands directly after it has been deliberately kicked to him or her by a
teammate. The requirement that the ball be kicked means only that it
has been played with the foot. The requirement that the ball be "kicked
to" the goalkeeper means only that the play is to or toward a place
where the ‘keeper can legally handle the ball. The requirement that the
ball be "deliberately kicked" means that the play on the ball is deliberate
and does not include situations in which the ball has been, in the opinion
of the referee, accidentally deflected or misdirected.
Suggested Edit #15 Law 12:
An indirect free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if, in the
opinion of the referee, a player:
• impedes the progress of an opponent when neither the player nor the
opponent is within playing distance of the ball
Suggested Edit #16 Law 12:
Sending-off Offences
A player, substitute or substituted player is sent off if he commits any
of the following seven offences:
...
• receiving a second caution in the same match
A player, substitute, or substituted player who has been cautioned a
second time is sent off.
A player, substitute or substituted player who has been sent off must
leave the vicinity of the field of play and the technical area.
Suggested Edit #17 Law 12 (Interpretation):
Handling the ball
Handling the ball involves a deliberate act of a player making contact
with the ball with his hand or arm. The referee must take the following
into consideration:
....
• the infringement occurs where the contact is made, irrespective of the
position of the ball, provided it is in play
Comment: This contradicts the position of the USSF implied by
Referee Week In Review, Week 12, Video Clip 9.
Suggested Edit #18 Law 12 (Interpretation):
Violent conduct
A player is guilty of violent conduct if he uses excessive force or
brutality against an opponent when not challenging for the ball.
He is also guilty of violent conduct if he uses excessive force or brutality
against a team-mate, spectator, match official or any other person.
A substitute or substituted player is guilty of violent conduct if he uses
excessive force or brutality against any person.
Violent conduct may occur either on the field of play or outside its
boundaries, whether the ball is in play or not.
Suggested Edit #19 Law 13:
Free Kick Inside the Penalty Area
Direct or indirect free kick awarded to the defending team:
• a free kick is taken from the place where it was awarded
unless it was awarded in the goal area in which case it may be
taken from any point inside that area
• all opponents must be at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from the ball
• all opponents must remain outside the penalty area until the ball
is in play
• the ball is in play when it is kicked directly out of the penalty
area
Indirect free kick awarded to the attacking team:
• an indirect free kick is taken from the place where it was awarded
unless it was awarded inside the goal area in which case it must be taken
on the goal area line parallel to the goal line at the point nearest
to where the infringement occurred
• all opponents must be at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from the ball until
it is in play, unless they are on their own goal line between the
goalposts
• the ball is in play when it is kicked and moves
Free Kick Outside the Penalty Area
• the free kick is taken from the place where the infringement
occurred or from the position of the ball when the infringement
occurred (according to the infringement) it was awarded
• all opponents must be at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from the ball until
it is in play
• the ball is in play when it is kicked and moves
Suggested Edit #20 Law 14:
If, after the penalty kick has been taken:
the ball is touched by an any person not permitted on the field of
play or outside agent as it moves forward:
• the kick is retaken
...
otherwise, the penalty kick continues until:
• the ball goes out of play
• the ball is touched by any person or outside agent, other than
the goalkeeper
• in the opinion of the referee, a goal will not be scored
Suggested Edit #21 Law 15:
Procedure
At the moment of delivering the ball, the thrower:
• stands and faces the field of play
...
The ball is in play when it is released and enters the field of play.
...
Infringements and Sanctions
...
If the ball does not directly enter the field of play, or contacts the
ground before entering the field of play:
• the throw-in is retaken
For any other infringement of this Law:
• the throw-in is taken by a player of the opposing team
Comment: If the thrower touches the ball a second time before
the ball enters the field of play, the throw-in is retaken.
Suggested Edit #22 Law 17:
Procedure
The ball must be placed inside the corner arc area, at the corner area
nearest to the point where the ball crossed the goal line
Comment: In addition to the near global replacement of “arc” with “area”,
a change is made here to ensure that no one is led to believe that the
ball must be placed on the goal line.
Suggested Edit #23 PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE
THE WINNER OF A MATCH OR HOME-AND-AWAY:
(Interpretation)
Kicks from the penalty mark
Procedure
• The kicks from the penalty mark are not part of the match
....
• The referee must not abandon the match kicks from the
penalty mark if a team is reduced to fewer than 7 the minimum number
of players required to allow play to continue in a match during the
taking of kicks from the penalty mark
Comment: Note that “The kicks from the penalty mark are not part of the
match”.
The 2008/2009 FIFA Laws of the Game have been published. Changes
in the text are welcome. However, as always, additional improvements
could be made, in my opinion, mostly for clarity or completeness. None
of these changes are intended to change way the Laws are currently enforced,
although Suggested Edits #11 and #14 are based solely on a USSF interpretations
which have not been stated publicly by IFAB/FIFA to my knowledge. Edit #17
is in disagreement with current USSF interpretation.
Color Key:
Unchanged Text
Text to be Deleted
Text to be Added
Comment
PREFACE
In the twelve years since its last major revision of the Laws of the Game,
the International Football Association Board has made a significant
number of additions and amendments to the Laws themselves, and
various accompanying publications and teaching materials have been
produced and distributed by football‘s governing bodies in order to
assist match officials in their duties and to clarify concepts for the
football community as a whole.
....
In addition, certain principles that were previously implicitly understood
throughout the game but did not explicitly feature in the Laws of the
Game have been included in this new edition for completeness.
Comment: Emphasis added.
Suggested Edit #1 Law 1:
The Corner Arc Area
A quarter circle with a radius of 1 m (1 yd) from each corner flagpost
is drawn inside the field of play. The area bounded by this arc, the
goal line, and the touch line is the corner area.
Comment: All additional references to “Corner Arc” (the area, not
the quarter circle) in the Laws should be replaced with “Corner Area”.
Suggested Edit #2 Law 3:
Players and Substitutes Sent Off
A player who has been sent off before the kick-off may be replaced
only by one of the named substitutes.
A player who has been sent off after the initial kick-off may not be
substituted or replaced.
A named substitute who has been sent off, either before the kick-off
or after play has started, may not be replaced
Suggested Edit #3 Law 5:
Powers and Duties
The Referee:
...
• acts as timekeeper and keeps a record of the match
• starts, stops and restarts play in accordance with Law 7
• stops, suspends or abandons the match, at his discretion, for any
infringements of the Laws
...
• takes disciplinary action against players and substitutes and
substituted players guilty of cautionable and sending-off offences.
He is not obliged to take this action immediately but must do so
when the ball next goes out of play
...
• indicates the restart of the match after it has been stopped or
suspended
...
Suggested Edit #4 Law 5:
Decisions of the Referee
The decisions of the referee regarding facts connected with play are
final.
The referee may only change a decision on realising that it is incorrect
or, at his discretion, on the advice of an assistant referee, provided that
he has not restarted play or terminated abandoned the match, and time
has not expired.
Comment: This completes the replacement of “terminated” with
“abandoned” in the Laws of the Game, and corrects an apparent oversight.
Suggested Edit #5 Law 5 (Interpretation):
Minimum number of players
....
Although a match may not START if either team consists of fewer than
seven players, the minimum number of players in a team required for
a match to CONTINUE is left to the discretion of member associations.
However, it is the opinion of the International F.A. Board that a match
should not continue if there are fewer than seven players in either
team.
If a team has fewer than seven the minimum number of players because
one or more players has deliberately left the field of play, the referee is
not obliged to stop the match and the advantage may be played. In such
cases, the referee must not allow the match to resume after the ball has
gone out of play if a team does not have the minimum number of seven
players.
Suggested Edit #6 Law 7:
Penalty Kick
If a penalty kick has to be taken or retaken, the duration of either half
is extended until the penalty kick is completed, if necessary
Suggested Edit #7 Law 8:
LAW 8 – THE START AND RESTART OF PLAY
LAW 8 – THE KICK-OFF AND DROPPED BALL
(or)
Other Methods to Restart Play
In addition to the kick-off and dropped ball, play may be restarted
by a free kick, penalty kick, throw-in, goal kick, or corner kick, as
described in Laws 13 through 17.
Suggested Edit #8 Law 9:
Ball Out of Play
The ball is out of play when:
• it has wholly crossed the goal line or touch line whether on the
ground or in the air, and leaves the field of play
• play has been stopped by the referee
Ball In Play
The ball is in play at all other times after it has been put into play,
including when:
• it rebounds off a goalpost, crossbar or corner flagpost and remains
in the field of play
• it rebounds off either the referee or an assistant referee when they
are on the field of play
Suggested Edit #9 Law 10:
Goal Scored
A goal is scored when the whole of the ball passes over the goal
line, between the goalposts and under the crossbar, provided that
the ball was in play and that no infringement of the Laws of the Game
has had been committed previously by the team immediately prior to
scoring the goal.
Suggested Edit #10 Law 11:
Offence
A player in an offside position is only penalised if, at the moment the
ball touches or is played by one of his team, he is, in the opinion of
the referee, becomes involved in active play by:
• interfering with play or
• interfering with an opponent on the field of play or
• gaining an advantage by being in that position
If this occurs after the ball goes out of play, is again played or touched
by one of his team, or is played and controlled by an opponent, he is
not be penalized.
Suggested Edit #11 Law 11:
Infringements and Sanctions
In the event of an offside offence, the referee awards an indirect
free kick to the opposing team to be taken from the place where the
infringement occurred (see Law 13 – Position of Free Kick).
If the offside position of the player at the moment the ball was played
or touched by one of his team was on the field of play, the infringement
occurred at this position.
If the offside position of the player at the moment the ball was played or
touched by one of his team was off the field of play, the infringement
occurred where the player subsequently entered the field of play.
Comment: This reflects the position of the USSF given in the
2007 Advice to Referees:
11.13 LOCATION OF THE RESTART FOR OFFSIDE
Offside is punished where the infringement occurred. In other words,
the indirect free kick should be taken from the place where the offside
player was when the teammate played the ball. The kick should not be
taken from the place where the second-to-last defender was nor where
the player was at the moment the offside was called. If the player being
penalized for offside was legally off the field when the teammate last
played the ball, the restart will be taken from the point on the touch line
where the player re-entered the field.
Suggested Edit #9 must be applied in order to prohibit the possibility
of a player off the field of play, before re-entering the field of play,
interfering with an opponent off the field of play, which would give no
viable location for a restart other than a dropped ball and would enable a
“foul” to occur off the field.
Suggested Edit #12 Law 12:
Fouls and misconduct are penalised as follows:
Fouls and Sanctions
Players can only commit fouls on the field of play while the ball is
in play. Players who return to the field of play without permission
can commit fouls. Direct free kicks, indirect free kicks, and penalty
kicks are methods of penalising fouls.
Indirect Free Kick
...
• commits any other offence, not previously mentioned in Law 12,
for which play is stopped to caution or send off a player
...
Disciplinary Sanctions
...
If no foul has been committed, but play is stopped solely to
issue a disciplinary sanction for an offence committed on the field of
play by a player, an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team
from the place where the offence occurred (see Law 13 Position of Free Kick).
If play is stopped solely to issue a disciplinary sanction for an offence
committed on the field of play by a substitute or substituted player or
a player on the field without permission, an indirect free kick is awarded
to the opposing team from the place where the ball was when play was
stopped (see Law 13 Position of Free Kick).
If play is stopped solely to issue a disciplinary sanction for an offence
committed off the field of play, play is restarted with a dropped ball
at the place where the ball was located when play was stopped, unless play
was stopped inside the goal area, in which case the referee drops the ball
on the goal area line parallel to the goal line at the point nearest to
where the ball was located when play was stopped.
Cautionable Offences
...
Suggested Edit #13 Law 12:
A direct free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if a player
commits any of the following three offences:
• holds an opponent
• spits at an opponent
• handles the ball deliberately (except for the goalkeeper within his
own penalty area), using any part of the hand or arm or thrown object
Suggested Edit #14 Law 12:
An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper,
inside his own penalty area, commits any of the following four offences:
• touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked and
controlled to him by a team-mate
Comment: This reflects the position of the USSF given in the
2007 Advice to Referees:
12.20 BALL KICKED TO THE GOALKEEPER
A goalkeeper infringes Law 12 if he or she touches the ball with the
hands directly after it has been deliberately kicked to him or her by a
teammate. The requirement that the ball be kicked means only that it
has been played with the foot. The requirement that the ball be "kicked
to" the goalkeeper means only that the play is to or toward a place
where the ‘keeper can legally handle the ball. The requirement that the
ball be "deliberately kicked" means that the play on the ball is deliberate
and does not include situations in which the ball has been, in the opinion
of the referee, accidentally deflected or misdirected.
Suggested Edit #15 Law 12:
An indirect free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if, in the
opinion of the referee, a player:
• impedes the progress of an opponent when neither the player nor the
opponent is within playing distance of the ball
Suggested Edit #16 Law 12:
Sending-off Offences
A player, substitute or substituted player is sent off if he commits any
of the following seven offences:
...
• receiving a second caution in the same match
A player, substitute, or substituted player who has been cautioned a
second time is sent off.
A player, substitute or substituted player who has been sent off must
leave the vicinity of the field of play and the technical area.
Suggested Edit #17 Law 12 (Interpretation):
Handling the ball
Handling the ball involves a deliberate act of a player making contact
with the ball with his hand or arm. The referee must take the following
into consideration:
....
• the infringement occurs where the contact is made, irrespective of the
position of the ball, provided it is in play
Comment: This contradicts the position of the USSF implied by
Referee Week In Review, Week 12, Video Clip 9.
Suggested Edit #18 Law 12 (Interpretation):
Violent conduct
A player is guilty of violent conduct if he uses excessive force or
brutality against an opponent when not challenging for the ball.
He is also guilty of violent conduct if he uses excessive force or brutality
against a team-mate, spectator, match official or any other person.
A substitute or substituted player is guilty of violent conduct if he uses
excessive force or brutality against any person.
Violent conduct may occur either on the field of play or outside its
boundaries, whether the ball is in play or not.
Suggested Edit #19 Law 13:
Free Kick Inside the Penalty Area
Direct or indirect free kick awarded to the defending team:
• a free kick is taken from the place where it was awarded
unless it was awarded in the goal area in which case it may be
taken from any point inside that area
• all opponents must be at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from the ball
• all opponents must remain outside the penalty area until the ball
is in play
• the ball is in play when it is kicked directly out of the penalty
area
Indirect free kick awarded to the attacking team:
• an indirect free kick is taken from the place where it was awarded
unless it was awarded inside the goal area in which case it must be taken
on the goal area line parallel to the goal line at the point nearest
to where the infringement occurred
• all opponents must be at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from the ball until
it is in play, unless they are on their own goal line between the
goalposts
• the ball is in play when it is kicked and moves
Free Kick Outside the Penalty Area
• the free kick is taken from the place where the infringement
occurred or from the position of the ball when the infringement
occurred (according to the infringement) it was awarded
• all opponents must be at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from the ball until
it is in play
• the ball is in play when it is kicked and moves
Suggested Edit #20 Law 14:
If, after the penalty kick has been taken:
the ball is touched by an any person not permitted on the field of
play or outside agent as it moves forward:
• the kick is retaken
...
otherwise, the penalty kick continues until:
• the ball goes out of play
• the ball is touched by any person or outside agent, other than
the goalkeeper
• in the opinion of the referee, a goal will not be scored
Suggested Edit #21 Law 15:
Procedure
At the moment of delivering the ball, the thrower:
• stands and faces the field of play
...
The ball is in play when it is released and enters the field of play.
...
Infringements and Sanctions
...
If the ball does not directly enter the field of play, or contacts the
ground before entering the field of play:
• the throw-in is retaken
For any other infringement of this Law:
• the throw-in is taken by a player of the opposing team
Comment: If the thrower touches the ball a second time before
the ball enters the field of play, the throw-in is retaken.
Suggested Edit #22 Law 17:
Procedure
The ball must be placed inside the corner arc area, at the corner area
nearest to the point where the ball crossed the goal line
Comment: In addition to the near global replacement of “arc” with “area”,
a change is made here to ensure that no one is led to believe that the
ball must be placed on the goal line.
Suggested Edit #23 PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE
THE WINNER OF A MATCH OR HOME-AND-AWAY:
(Interpretation)
Kicks from the penalty mark
Procedure
• The kicks from the penalty mark are not part of the match
....
• The referee must not abandon the match kicks from the
penalty mark if a team is reduced to fewer than 7 the minimum number
of players required to allow play to continue in a match during the
taking of kicks from the penalty mark
Comment: Note that “The kicks from the penalty mark are not part of the
match”.