Definitions for "Ball Under"
A foul that is called on a player who takes or holds the ball underwater while being tackled by an opponent.
A foul committed when a player for takes or holds the ball underwater while being tackled by an opponent.
It is an ordinary foul to take or hold the ball underwater when an opponent makes a bodily contact with the shoulder, arm or hand of the player holding the ball under. If the goalkeeper or any defensive field player takes the ball under inside the four-meter area, with the object of preventing a goal, a penalty throw must be awarded.