Tranmere Rovers goalkeeper scores

[Guest Kev]

Gavin Ward takes and indirect free-kick in his own half and kicks it towards the Orient goal. The wind carries it and it bounces over the Orient's keeper's head and in his attempt to save it he tips it into the net.

 

Now I think it has to go down as an own goal as if the Orient goalkeeper had not of touched it the 'goal' would not have stood as you cannot score from an indirect free-kick.

 

Yet the rules state that if a shot is on target and gets deflect into the net, then it's given to the attacking team.

 

Thoughts ?

 

On a side note, in my refereeing days I've actually given a goal from a throw-in that caused all kinds of arguements. The ball was heading into the net direct from a throw-in, yet the keeper decided to try and save it and only punched it into the net. The defending team and management were incensed and said you cannot score direct from a throw-in, I agreed with them but as the keeper had touched it into the net the ball was in-play.

 

If only keepers knew the rules then none of the above would have mattered

[surf]

Van Breukelen knew the rules in 1990 (i believe) when Holland played England in the WC. Some English dude takes a free kick, van Breukelen dives and tries to save it, but at the last moment pulls his hand back and lets the ball go in. Didn't count as it was indirect.

 

Cool moment that.

[Guest Dirk]

Tranmere have started really well under Ronny Moore. Good luck to them.

[Guest roger]

My only thought is where is the You Tube clip so I can see meself! I got texted about this by someone who I would expect to have been there...

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

has to be an oggy for the reasons you state, Kev.

[Gunga Din]

was it deffo from an offside though?

[SkippyjonJones]

I've seen similar happen in a game I played in years ago - ref indicates an indirect free kick - ball is put stright on net and the goalie just steps back out of the way so that its disallowed. unfortunatley the goalie wasn't quick enough and it just caught him and went in - he looked very silly!!

 

 

 

worst still I was the keeper

[Guest Kev]

was it deffo from an offside though?

 

Yeh, a lad in work is a s/t holder at Tranmere and he was there.

[stressederic]

I'm genuinely surprised this doesn't happen more often. The way the ball moves through the air now, and is so light a good clearence from the keeper, could easily reach the opposition goal.

[John am Rhein]

Van Breukelen knew the rules in 1990 (i believe) when Holland played England in the WC. Some English dude takes a free kick, van Breukelen dives and tries to save it, but at the last moment pulls his hand back and lets the ball go in. Didn't count as it was indirect.

 

Cool moment that.

 

1988 - that was REALLY cool.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Didn't that happen in a Brum v Villa match a couple of years ago?

It was from a throw & the Ville keeper went to stop it with his foot, the ball bounced over (or under) his foot, but the ref adjudged there to have been contact.

 

Now, THAT must be on youtube

[stressederic]

Van Breukelen knew the rules in 1990 (i believe) when Holland played England in the WC. Some English dude takes a free kick, van Breukelen dives and tries to save it, but at the last moment pulls his hand back and lets the ball go in. Didn't count as it was indirect.

 

Cool moment that.

 

It was Stuart Pearce who took the freekick.

 

It was from a throw & the Ville keeper went to stop it with his foot, the ball bounced over (or under) his foot, but the ref adjudged there to have been contact.

 

Now, THAT must be on youtube

 

It was Enckelman I think, it bounced just under his foot, and nobody was quite sure if he'd touched it, but his reaction suggested he might have done. Either that or he didn't actually know the rule, which isn't impossible either.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

tis too

[_00_deathscar]

Didn't Kuszack (sp) conceed a similar goal recently for Poland? Went over his head I think or something similar.

 

Don't think that was off a free kick though was it?