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Law 7 - Match Duration 5/12/2008

Joey Sanders of Marion, SC US asks...

Can the game be ended on a scoring opportunity...such as a corner?...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 5/5/2008

Steve of Vero Beach, FL USA asks...

Two questions here.

U-15 teams play 40 min halves in this league. I added 3 min. due to subs, an injury, mandatory hydration break (FYSA Rule) and dead time from players having to chase the ball.

At the end of the 40 min. 2nd ha...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 5/3/2008

Andre Ofori of Merton, WI USA asks...

the offical end of game is in seconds...the ref. allows the corner kick the ball is in the air and ball hits a defender and goes in...the ref. blows his whistle as the ball was in the air...they called off the goal. Is this a correct ref. call? Plea...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 5/1/2008

Matt Miller of cambridge, cambs uk asks...

Can a referee blow for half time / full time straight after a goal has been scored without having to have a kick-off?...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 4/23/2008

JOHN JONES of HOLYHEAD, WALES asks...

DOES THE BALL HAVE TO BE IN PLAY BEFORE THE REFEREE CAN BLOW THE FINAL WHISTLE?...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 4/22/2008

Mike Timmons of the U, nc us asks...

if you are in addition time near the end of a match or halftime, and a team is in the opposing half.. is it only proper that the ref has to allow time to continue until the defenders clear the ball?...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 4/19/2008

Steven Mackey of Auburn , Alabama USA asks...

Recently at a tournament the referee blew the whistle for halftime just as a player was taking a corner kick. A goal was scored but disallowed as time had expired. My understanding was that the ball had to be in play for the whistle to blow. What ...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 4/13/2008

BRIAN SEAL of WHITEHOUSE STATION, NEW JERSEY USA asks...

IST HALF WISTLE BLOWS AFTER THE ASSISTANT REFEREE HAS RAISED HIS FLAG FOR A HAND BALL IN THE BOX. EVEN THOUGH THE HEAD REF (CENTER) HAS THE OFFICIAL CLOCK THE FACT THAT THE WISTLE WAS BLOWN AFTER THE FLAG WAS RAISED BRINGS UP THE QUESTION. CAN THE HA...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 4/8/2008

Kyle Kenney of Kingston, Canada asks...

I just need a quick refresher..

Say I play a 45 minute half completely, but the next half I couldn't manage to finish the game to do some conflict (ie, bad weather, poor lighting).

The law states you must play 2 equal halves . ...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 4/8/2008

Dave of Des Moines, IA usa asks...

Questions about the following viedeo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgFtIUOAbGA

If you can ignore the somewhat questionable sub-titles. And of course we don't know the complete situation but...
The game ends with an inter...

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