Surfref
PREMIER
The LOTG were changed but there is more to the card decision for DOGSO. Here is the exact wording and a link to the LOTG 2018-2019 http://theifab.com/laws/fouls-and-misconduct-2018/chapters/disciplinary-action-2018Yes, it's fault and PK. Now, didn't they change the rules about the red card recently (or maybe I just dreamed about it?)? As in, if the fault is inside the area, then there's no red card because the punishment of a PK is enough already and they only give yellow?
Law 12
DENYING A GOAL OR AN OBVIOUS GOAL-SCORING OPPORTUNITY
Where a player denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by a deliberate handball offence the player is sent off wherever the offence occurs.
Where a player commits an offence against an opponent within their own penalty area which denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity and the referee awards a penalty kick, the offender is cautioned if the offence was an attempt to play the ball; in all other circumstances (e.g. holding, pulling, pushing, no possibility to play the ball etc.) the offending player must be sent off. A player, sent off player, substitute or substituted player who enters the field of play without the required referee’s permission and interferes with play or an opponent and denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity is guilty of a sending-off offence.
The following must be considered:
- distance between the offence and the goal
- general direction of the play
- likelihood of keeping or gaining control of the ball
- location and number of defenders