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Many times the defense will try and stall here to get the GK back into a position to defend. They will do things like stand 1-2 yards from the ball, or pick up the ball and delay a few seconds before putting the ball back on the ground. I'm surprised the defending team didn't try to do any of this.
I hate to admit it, but before I came over to the referee side and was a coach - I would coach my kids to do certain stalling tactics near the penalty area to give the defense time to set up.
But Nevadaref is right - the defense has no right to set a wall or get back into defensive position. If the offended team wants to do a quick restart that is their option. In fact this was a point of emphasis at our AGM last year.
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