• A penalty kick is awarded if any of the above ten offences is committed by a player inside his own penalty area, irrespective of the position of the ball, provided it is in play.

• takes more than six seconds while controlling the ball with his hands before releasing it from his possession
  
• touches the ball again with his hands after it has been released from his possession and has not touched any other player
  
• touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a team-mate
  
• touches the ball with his hands after he has received it directly from a throw-in taken by a team-mate.

An indirect free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if a player, in the opinion of the referee:

• plays in a dangerous manner
• impedes the progress of an opponent