| Infringements/Sanctions |
If, while a substitution is being made, a substitute enters the pitch
before the player being replaced has completely left it:
 play shall be stopped
the player being replaced shall be instructed to leave the pitch
the substitute shall be cautioned, shown the yellow card and
ordered to leave the pitch to complete the substitution procedure
play shall be restarted with an indirect free kick to the opposing
team from the place where the ball was situated when the game
was stopped*
If, while a substitution is being made, a substitute enters the pitch or
a player being substituted leaves the pitch from anywhere other than
his own team’s substitution zone:
play shall be stopped
the offending player shall be shown the yellow card and ordered
to leave the pitch to complete the substitution procedure
play shall be restarted with an indirect free kick to the opposing
team from the place where the ball was situated when the game
was stopped* |
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| Decisions |
1 At the start of a match, each team shall have fi ve players.
2 If, in the event of players being sent off, fewer than three players
(including the goalkeeper) are left in either of the teams, the
match shall be abandoned.
3 A team offi cial may give tactical instructions to players during a
match. However, team offi cials shall not obstruct players and referees
and shall always behave in an appropriate manner. |
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