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LAW 6 – THE ASSISTANT REFEREES
• under the referees’ supervision, monitors the entry of a player who has left
the pitch to correct his equipment
• under the referees’ supervision, monitors the entry of a player who has left
the pitch due to an injury of any kind
• signals to the referees when an obvious error has been made in cautioning
or sending off a player or if an act of violence has been committed out
of their range of vision. In any case, the referees decide on any facts
connected with play
• supervises the conduct of the persons situated in the technical area, if
any, and on the benches and informs the referees of any inappropriate
behaviour
• keeps a record of stoppages in play because of outside interference and the
reasons for them
• provides any other information relevant to the game
• positions himself on the pitch as described in the section of this publication
entitled “Positioning in ball out of play situations”, which is part of
the “Interpretation of the Futsal Laws of the Game and Guidelines for
Referees” (Law 5 – The Referees), when he is required to do so
• replaces the second referee in the event that the referee or second referee
becomes injured or indisposed
The timekeeper:
• ensures that the duration of the match complies with the provisions of
Law 7 by:
– starting the chronometer after a kick-off has been taken correctly
– stopping the chronometer when the ball is out of play
– restarting it after play has been correctly resumed after a kick-in, a goal
clearance, a corner kick or kick-off, a free kick, kicks from the penalty
mark or second penalty mark or a dropped ball
• records the goals, accumulated fouls and periods of play on the public
scoreboard, if available
• indicates a team’s request for a time-out with a whistle or acoustic signal
distinct from the one used by the referees, after the third referee has
informed him
• times the one-minute time-out
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