Question

The goalkeeper, while catching the ball, goes completely out of the penalty area into the penalty arc area with the ball still in his/her hands. how should the referee restart play?

Answer 1

Referee should start the play by "Direct free kick".


A direct free kick is a strategy for restarting of affiliation football following a foul. A goal might be scored specifically against the restricting side without the ball having first contacted another player. This is against an indirect free kick where the ball must contact another player before a goal is scored.