Soccer Study Guide Definitions DIRECT FREE KICK a free kick from which a goal may be scored against an opponent without a second player touching the ball GOALKEEPER the only designated player of each team who may handle the ball within his/her own penalty area INDIRECT FREE KICK a free kick from which a goal may not be scored unless the ball is played or touched by another player of either team PENALTY KICK awarded when a foul, which ordinarily results in a direct free kick, occurs within the offending ...