Play is restarted with a dropped ball for Team A. After the ball touches the ground, a player makes a short pass to a team-mate. The team-mate notices that an opposing goalkeeper is far from the goal line, immediately takes a shot and kicks the ball directly into the goal. What is the correct decision?

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The goal is awarded because the dropped ball has touched two players before entering the goal (the player for whom the ball was dropped and the team-mate). If only one player touches the ball, a goal cannot be scored.