Catching the Ball
Catching the Ball
A cunning striker, waiting for a high looping ball to drop, decides to tug his shirt out of his shorts and, using both hands, stretch it out like a blanket to cushion the ball. It works – the ball drops to his feet and he plays on.
Do you intervene?
You are the ref
Read the statements below and decide which is best. In this case, would you stop the striker?
Stop the striker - it's a foul
Well done. That's right.
Don’t let him play on. The player is guilty of unsporting behaviour, so stop play and issue a caution. You could argue that the player, in using his
shirt like this to cushion the ball, is guilty of deliberate hand ball. Restart play with a direct free-kick.
Don't stop the striker
Sorry, that's wrong. It's a foul.
Don’t let him play on. The player is guilty of unsporting behaviour, so stop play and issue a caution. You could argue that the player, in using his
shirt like this to cushion the ball, is guilty of deliberate hand ball. Restart play with a direct free-kick.
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14/02/2023
points
I've never seen anything like this at a match before.
14/02/2023 09:45
Liverpool
759
I've never seen anything like this at a match before.
23/05/2022
points
easy
23/05/2022 20:32
Manchester City
87
easy
05/04/2021
points
I saw this situation once, at a futsal match, in Brazil. The ref took the same decision, and showed the yellow card to the offender.
05/04/2021 18:01
Arsenal
1512
I saw this situation once, at a futsal match, in Brazil. The ref took the same decision, and showed the yellow card to the offender.
20/06/2020
points
Ok
20/06/2020 04:53
Newcastle United
1505
Ok
21/03/2020
points
this behaviour I didn't seen it before
21/03/2020 21:12
Liverpool
14
this behaviour I didn't seen it before
13/11/2019
points
Well, he has been a referee for long, and his decision is considered right, but the rules of the game do not indicate that.
13/11/2019 00:56
Liverpool
581
Well, he has been a referee for long, and his decision is considered right, but the rules of the game do not indicate that.
06/08/2019
points
Very good
06/08/2019 09:58
Manchester United
25
Very good
28/03/2019
points
Of course
28/03/2019 04:36
Manchester United
44
Of course
24/06/2018
points
Of course.
24/06/2018 22:58
Chelsea
117
Of course.
24/06/2018
points
Of course!
24/06/2018 22:57
Chelsea
117
Of course!
10/12/2017
points
Yeah, should restart play with a direct free kick
10/12/2017 13:30
Manchester United
41
Yeah, should restart play with a direct free kick
28/01/2017
points
stop him
28/01/2017 13:53
Chelsea
310
stop him
04/04/2016
points
That is fair.
04/04/2016 04:00
Liverpool
3705
That is fair.
16/11/2015
points
I've always thought of doing so during the match. Now I know that it will be officiated as unsporting behaviour.
16/11/2015 13:34
Arsenal
2453
I've always thought of doing so during the match. Now I know that it will be officiated as unsporting behaviour.
30/10/2015
points
Ok. I'm Luck!!!!!!
30/10/2015 16:52
Chelsea
1339
Ok. I'm Luck!!!!!!
24/10/2015
points
Don't let him play on. It's illegal
24/10/2015 15:08
Chelsea
1339
Don't let him play on. It's illegal