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We have a spot of first touching (FED) by A in A's end zone because the free kick did not advance beyond the 10-yard neutral zone. I'm not sure I've ever thought about how to handle this...
B has the right to take the ball at A's spot of first touching regardless of the fact that they muffed the ball in the field of play and A recoverd. A's kick is the force that caused the ball to go from the field of play into the end zone. I guess the question is...is a violation (first touching) committed in the end zone treated the same as a foul?
My ruling is that because we have a spot of first touching by A in their end zone, we can award B 2 points for a safety and A will again free kick (this time from the 20).
I can not think of and do not have rule support for my ruling. Am I close?
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