Assistant Referee

Responds to eye contact by the referee requesting assistance regarding the location of the foul either by making no discernible signal (to indicate that the infringement occurred outside the penalty area) or by holding the flag straight downward in front of the body (to indicate that the infringement was committed by the defence inside the penalty area).

FOULS NOT SEEN BY REFEREE BUT INDICATED BY ASSISTANT REFEREE

Referee

• Acknowledges the assistant referee's signal by stopping play, calling advantage, or waving down the signal to indicate that play should continue.
• If play is stopped for the foul, indicates the direction of the free kick and ensures that the free kick is taken properly.
• Confers with assistant referee, if necessary, to confirm the nature of the infringement (keeps field in view while moving to touch line and while conferring).
• Assistant Referee
• Determines that the infringement was not or could not be seen by the referee.
• Signals with the flag raised vertically in the hand appropriate for the restart direction and, upon making eye contact with the referee, gives the flag a slight wave.

If the referee stops play, signals with the flag held 45 degrees upward in the direction of the restart if the foul was committed by any player outside of the penalty area or by an attacker inside the penalty area.

Moves directly to goal line to assume the position for a penalty kick if a defender inside the penalty area committed the foul.

Indicates the location of the restart if necessary.