(i) Duties of Assistant Referee : There are two Assistant Referees or lines-men. 

They assist or help the Match Referee during the game. 

They are equipped with flags. Their duties are to indicate Match Referee by various signals like : 

• Ball is out of play . 

• Which team to get comer-kick 

• Throw-in 

• Goal-kick 

• Off-side. 

(ii) A goal kick is a method of restarting play. A goal kick is awarded when the whole of the ball passes over the goal line, The ball is kicked from any point within the goal area by a player of the defending team. Opponents remain outside the penalty area until the ball is in play. The kicker must not play the ball again until it has touched another player. The ball is in play when it is kicked directly out of the penalty area. 

(iii) An indirect free kick is awarded to the opponent if a goalkeeper commits any of the following offences inside his own penalty area: 

• Takes more than four steps 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 without touching another player. 

• Touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a teammate. 

• Touches the ball with his hand after he has received it directly from a throw-in by a teammate.