Situation: PK by A1 and keeper parries. Prior to kick A2 encroached slightly into the area. Parried ball goes to A2 who one-touches it into the net. Analysis: A2 is not O/S because at the time his teammate played the ball A2 was behind the ball. Yet A2 should not be able to benefit from encroaching. Whistle for encroachment would mean caution for A2 but rekick since ball was not in play when R made decision to caution A2. Question: Is there a way to give Defenders the benefit of the save w/o giving the attackers the benefit of the encroachment? Jim
Law 14 gives the answer: "Infringements/Sanctions //snip// A team-mate of the player taking the kick enters the penalty area or moves in front of or within 9.15 m (10 yds) of the penalty mark: //snip// if the ball rebounds from the goalkeeper, the crossbar or the goal post and is touched by this player, the referee stops play and restarts the match with an indirect free kick to the defending team"
Encroachment If a teammate of the kicker encroaches on a penalty kick, Rule 14 states that the kick is not retaken. If the teammate encroaches slightly, it may not be clear that there is an advantage, Jim Allen just addressed this issue and how a slight encroachment might be triffling. If the encroachment leads to an advantage, blow the whistle and give the defense the free kick. You should not automatically caution a player for encroachment, maybe if you have persistent violations you would.