The referee blows the whistle at the end of the second half of extra time after the ball has gone out of play for a throw-in near Team A’s penalty area. A Team B player angrily approaches the referee and shows clear dissent, complaining that the referee did not allow the throw-in to be taken. What is the decision if the same player has already been shown a yellow card (YC) and the match will be decided by penalties (penalty shoot-out)?

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Law 10 states that penalties are taken after the match has ended (they are not part of the match and therefore begin after the final whistle). Yellow cards are not carried forward into the penalty shoot-out, so a player who received a YC during normal or extra time and then receives a YC for dissent after the final whistle is not sent off. It is considered their first YC in the penalty shoot-out, and the player may take part in the penalties.