Escuela de Árbitros - Liga Diamantina De Fútbol - "Miguel A. Scime"

02/10/2024

16/07/2023

If the referee awards a penalty kick for an offence which involved a defending team player challenging an opponent for the ball, the same sanction should be issued to the player as for an attempt to play the ball. If the offence within the defender’s penalty area:
➡ stops or interferes with a promising attack – no caution (no yellow card)
➡ denies the opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (DOGSO) – caution (yellow card)

Explanation:

It is not always clear whether an action was an attempt to play the ball or a challenge for the ball (or both). The same principle applies for challenging for the ball and attempting to play the ball.

Where the referee awards a penalty kick for a DOGSO offence, the offending player is only sent off (red card) if the offence was:
➡ handball
➡ holding
➡ pulling
➡ pushing or
➡ committed without the possibility to play the ball

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06/04/2023