Make the Call - ATR

In a U-17 boys game during the 72nd minute, white #9 is dribbling the ball towards the red team's penalty area. Red #4 who was already sent off at the 34th minute for "Violent Conduct" runs onto the field of play and takes the ball away from white #9.

What is the restart?

Answer: Restart with a dropped ball where the ball was when play was stopped*.

USSF Advice to Referees:

Tradition and common usage are very strong in soccer. Nowhere is this more true than in the definition of "outside agent." An "outside agent" (under any portion of the Laws of the Game) is anything that enters the field without the permission of the referee and plays or misdirects the ball or otherwise interferes with the game. This means that outside agents can be dogs or coaches or spectators or players who have been sent off. (Substitutes, whether called upon to play or not, are not considered outside agents.) Interference by any outside agent will result in the referee declaring a stoppage of play, restarting with a dropped ball where the ball was when play was stopped*. See Advice 3.17-3.20, 10.7 and 14.7 for further guidance on dealing with outside interference. If the interference is by a substitute who has entered the field of play without the permission of the referee, the restart is an indirect free kick where the ball was when play was stopped*. The kick is taken after the substitute is cautioned, removed from the field of play, and shown the yellow card.