Terry Brennan Travel Division Director Debbie Visconti Come out and vote on Thurs. Last Sat we had a call for a direct penalty kick inside the penalty box area for an unintentional hands ball. A direct free kick is taken from where the offence occurred. In the penalty area, the direct kick is of course taken from the penalty spot. The referee is the sole arbiter of deliberately and we need to accept the referees decision with good grace.
Referees normally look for hand movement before the ball strikes.
If they feel that the ball was struck hard and the player was unable to move his hand then there is no foul. Also, in the case of a reflex movement to protect the face then again referees generally will not call a hand-ball foul. The NE Rev s ended their season on a winning note and made the MLS Playoffs for the second time in team history. The Rev s got doused by the Chicago Fire in the MLS Q-finals. The Chicago Fire lost to the KC Wizards in the finals.