00:00The game was tied with only 15 minutes left, so when the player shot and Corinthians goalkeeper
00:05Casio jumped out of the way like he was scared of the ball, the fans were furious. However,
00:10the referee refused to award the goal, and as the Atletico Monero players protested,
00:15he just smiled and kept doing this strange signal. Casio knew exactly what the signal
00:20meant. After all, he'd seen it from the referee right before the free kick was taken, because
00:25this was an indirect free kick. It's a rule known for causing absolute mayhem in football,
00:30especially when awarded close to goal. And it's really only awarded for three types of offences.
00:36Offside, goalkeepers touching the ball with their hands when they're not allowed to,
00:39or offences from a player that don't involve any contact with another player. You can't score
00:44directly from an indirect free kick, the ball has to touch another player first. So rather than risk
00:49fumbling the ball and causing a legitimate goal, Casio simply jumped out of the way,
00:54turning over possession to his team and nearly giving his manager a heart attack in the process.
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