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LAW 14: Defending player deliberately enters their own penalty area.

Peter Gilks

If a defending player steps backwards and therefore enters their own penalty area,  is this an offence leading to the award of a penalty against the defending team? How does a referee navigate this 'grey area' between deliberate and negligence / lack of awareness? Note: one such defender was stood in his own penalty area, with both feet, for 2-3 seconds !

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    Hi Peter, I could say , wait till next month and I’ll answer this on the Referees course you are attending, but instead I will ask you to look at the FA Laws and see when a penalty is awarded and then look at the wording of your question and see if you can come to a reasoned response yourself. Cheers Mick

  • 0 in reply to Michael Hill

    Hi Mick, I accept your challenge.

    LAW 14 states a penalty kick is awarded for the following offence(s): A defending player deliberately enters their own area.

    So I would think if a defending player steps into their own penalty area, and it is not deliberate, and it does not interfere with play, then no offence has been committed.

    However, if the non-deliberate action interferes with play i.e. blocks a shot on goal, obstructs an attacking player, denies an obvious goal scoring opportunity etc. then it is deemed an offence and a penalty is awarded to the attacking team.

    Am I on the right track?

    Regards Peter

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  • 0 in reply to Michael Hill

    Hi Mick, I accept your challenge.

    LAW 14 states a penalty kick is awarded for the following offence(s): A defending player deliberately enters their own area.

    So I would think if a defending player steps into their own penalty area, and it is not deliberate, and it does not interfere with play, then no offence has been committed.

    However, if the non-deliberate action interferes with play i.e. blocks a shot on goal, obstructs an attacking player, denies an obvious goal scoring opportunity etc. then it is deemed an offence and a penalty is awarded to the attacking team.

    Am I on the right track?

    Regards Peter

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  • 0 in reply to Peter Gilks

    I would totally agree with your train of thought. Players setting up for say a corner and in marking an attacker inadvertently stands on the line then I’m not getting involved, however, if that then becomes their starting point in order to make a block or even just change position to make a block then I have a call to make and in those circumstances as a result of the consequences then that call is going to be a penalty.