So here's a question for the referees/coaches/goalkeepers/football smartmen of SWO. This happened recently during the quarterfinal round of qualifiers for a major local tournament, and has periodically crossed my mind since then.
Our starting keeper was injured some weeks prior, and our reserve portero was badly injured in a collision during extra time. Because I had some formal goalkeeping experience years ago, my coach moved me from RB to 'keeper. Eventually, the game went to a penalty shootout. I guessed wrong on the other team's first penalty, and their second "Baggio'd" over the bar. The third kick is where my question lies...
I correctly guessed "lower right side" on this penalty kick, and dove in that direction. The kick was weak and was placed somewhat higher than I expected, and I ended up swatting at the ball with my right hand. I connected, and the ball bounced a few feet in front of where I landed on the ground. Because of the spin given by the "swat", the ball ended up rolling backwards toward the goal, where I instinctively dove from the ground and saved it a second time. All of this happened within the space of a second or so.
My question is: If I didn't stop the ball the second time, and if the ball had rolled back into the goal after I had already successfully blocked the penalty kick, would that have been considered a goal for the other team? Or was the play "dead" once I blocked the shot the first time?
I know that if this penalty had taken place during regular play, and if the ball had rolled back in, then that would have been considered a goal. But do the rules of penalty shootouts change this? Please weigh in...
