Question

What are the penalties that the Referee can award against offences during the match?

Answer 1

The referee can award penalties and disciplinary sanctions according to the offence.

• A direct or indirect free kick may be awarded for a foul or infringement.
• A penalty kick is awarded for a punishable direct-free-kick offence by a defender inside their own penalty area.
• A yellow card cautions a player; a second yellow card results in a red card.
• A red card sends a player off for serious misconduct or a sending-off offence.
• The referee may also award a throw-in, goal kick or corner kick when the ball leaves the field.