Wednesday 10 October 2012

Can you score own goals directly from kick-offs?

Posted by Unknown at 10:35
"In order for a kickoff to be valid, the ball must be placed on the center spot, be kicked, and move in a forward direction (toward the opponent's goal). For this reason, own goals can only be scored directly from a kickoff if it is kicked into the air and carried backward by the wind, or is kicked so incredibly hard that it rebounds from the opponent's goalpost or crossbar and flies back into your own goal. Both scenarios would be considered an own-goal from kickoff, as no other player touched the ball except the kicker.
In short, it is technically possible under the Laws of the Game to score an own-goal directly from the kickoff, but you are unlikely to ever see it happen, ever."

You will find the previous answer when googling the title of this post. The definition of kick-offs as well as possible (but surely not that probable) circumstances are correctly exposed there, however, the final conclusion is wrong.

According to the Laws of the Game, kick-offs have to be practically considered as direct free kicks. As consequence, Law 13 has to be taken into account that expounds that...
  • ...if a direct free kick is kicked directly into the opponents' goal, a goal is awarded
  • ...if a direct free kick is kicked directly into the team's own goal, a corner kick is awarded to the opposing team.

Therefore, own goals may not directly follow kick-offs. The referee has to disallow the own goal and must award a corner kick to the opponents.

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