FUTSAL

136 LAW 12 – Fouls and MisconductReferees are reminded that violent conduct often leads to mass confrontationbetween players, therefore they must try to avert this with strict intervention.A player or substitute who is guilty of violent conduct must be sent off.Restart of play• If the ball is out of play, play is restarted according to the previous decision• If the ball is in play and the offence occurred outside the pitch:– if the player is outside the pitch after leaving it in a manner authorisedby the Futsal Laws of the Game and commits an infringement, play isrestarted with a dropped ball from the position of the ball when play wasstopped, unless play was stopped inside the penalty area, in which case oneof the referees drops the ball on the penalty area line at the point nearestto where the ball was located when play was stopped– if the player leaves the pitch to commit the offence, play is restarted withan indirect free kick from the position in which the ball was located whenplay was stopped (see Law 13 – Position of free kick)• If the ball is in play and a player commits an offence inside the pitch:– against an opponent:– play is restarted with a direct free kick from the position where theoffence occurred (see Law 13 – Position of free kick) or a penalty kick (ifinside the offending player’s own penalty area)– against a team-mate:– play is restarted with an indirect free kick from the position where theoffence occurred (see Law 13 – Position of free kick)– against a substitute:– play is restarted with an indirect free kick to the team of the player whocommitted the violent conduct from the position of the ball when playwas stopped (see Law 13 – Position of free kick), as the illegal entry ofthe substitute was the first offence committed– against the referees:– play is restarted with an indirect free kick from the position where theoffence occurred (see Law 13 – Position of free kick)