Hypothetical but interesting question for the ref:
I'm a goalkeeper and I decide to take a short goalkick to one of my defenders, who is in the penalty box but I intend to play the pass in front of him so he can wait until it's outside the box before he touches it.
I take the kick carelessly and the ball is going to an opponent instead.
My defender, still inside the box, deliberately handles the ball to prevent it going to the opponent.
Is this a penalty, or is the goal kick not yet valid, because it hasn't been played outside the penalty box yet?
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