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LAW 6 – THE ASSISTANT REFEREES
4. Kicks from the penalty mark
The third referee must be positioned in the half of the pitch where the penalty
kicks are not being taken, together with the eligible players. From this position
he observes the players’ behaviour and checks that no player takes another
penalty kick before the other eligible players in his team have done so.
The timekeeper is positioned at the timekeeper’s table and records all the goals
scored.
Assistant referee signals (mandatory)
The assistant referees must give the signals for a team’s fi fth accumulated foul
and a request for a time-out, indicating with their arms the bench of the team
that has committed its fi fth accumulated foul or requested the time-out.
Acoustic signal
The acoustic signal is an essential signal in a match to be used only when
necessary in order to gain the attention of the referee.
Situations when the acoustic signal is mandatory:
• end of the periods of play
• notice of a request for a time-out
• notice of the end of a time-out
• communication of the fi fth accumulated foul by a team
• notice of incorrect behaviour by substitutes or team offi cials
• notice of an incorrect substitution
• notice of a disciplinary error committed by the referees
• notice of external interference
If during the match the timekeeper sounds the acoustic signal by mistake,
the referees must stop the match if they consider this action to interfere with
play. If the referees stop the match, they must restart play with a dropped ball
from the position of the ball when play was stopped, unless play was stopped
inside the penalty area, in which case one of the referees drops the ball on the
penalty area line at the point nearest to where the ball was located when play
was stopped. If the sound of the acoustic signal does not interfere with play,
the referees give clear signals to play on.