Just For Your Info...

Kalau korang tengok game semalam antara Liverpool dgn Sunderland..1st gol yg Dirk Kuyt skor tu mcm kelakar jela kan!!! Yerla,aku rasa si Turner tu kick ball nak bagi keeper dia amik freekick  tp si Torres lak bole  salah faham terus rampas bola and pass ke KIUT utk skor gol (Turner..aku rasa ko kena jerit kat referee yg ko taknak amik freekick tu and nak keeper ko yg amik..betol tak??) wakakakaka..!! Pepehal pun persatuan official perlawanan (PGMO) keluarkan statement yg gol KELAKAR semlm tu sah!! Kesian Sunderland.. :p

PGMO has reviewed the first goal scored between Liverpool and Sunderland and believe that the correct decisions were made.

According to the Laws of the Game, having stopped the game for any infringement the referee is required to "indicate the restart of the match".

In practice, in the majority of cases, referees indicate for the re-start by gesturing to players to take the kick. These gestures can be minimal. 

For the more important 'ceremonial' free-kicks, which also involve control of the defensive wall, referees can indicate by using the whistle.

However, there is no requirement by Law to use the whistle to make the indication.actice, in the majority of cases, referees indicate for the re-start by gesturing to players to take the kick. These gestures can be minimal.

The ball is then in play when it is kicked and moves. So, in this case, the ball was in play as soon as it was kicked by a Sunderland player.

Also, the Laws state that the free-kick must be taken from the place where the infringement occurred. Again, in this case, the referee correctly determined that the free-kick was played from the right place.

-Statement by PGMO