1 A player who has been sent off may not re-enter the play, nor
may he sit on the substitutes’ bench, as he is obliged to leave the
vicinity of the pitch.
A substitute player may enter the pitch two full minutes after a
team-mate has been sent off, unless a goal is scored before the
two minutes have elapsed, and provided he has the authorisation
of the timekeeper. In this case the following conditions apply:
• if there are fi ve players against four and the team with the
greater number of players scores a goal, the team with only
four players may be completed with a fi fth player
• if both teams are playing with four players and a goal is scored,
both teams shall remain with the same number of players
• if there are fi ve players playing against three, or four against
three, and the team with the greater number of players scores
a goal, the team with three players may be increased by one
player only
• if both teams are playing with three players and a goal is scored,
both teams shall remain with the same number of players
• if the team scoring the goal is the one with fewer players, the
game shall continue without any change to the number of
players