Section 6: Scoring
Goal Scored (Law 10, Section 1). A goal is scored when the whole of the ball passes over the imaginary goal line, between the posts and under the crossbar, provided no offence was committed by the scoring team. If the goalkeeper throws the ball directly into the opponents' goal, a goal clearance is awarded instead of a goal.
Winning Team (Law 10, Section 2). The team scoring more goals wins. A beach soccer match cannot end in a draw. Where competition rules require a winner, the only permitted procedures are the away-goals rule, one period of extra time not exceeding three minutes, and/or penalties (a penalty shoot-out) — used singly or in combination. In league play, a win at the end of the third period earns three points, a win after extra time earns two points, and a win via penalty shoot-out earns one point.
Penalty Shoot-Out (Law 10, Section 3). Taken after the match ends and not considered part of the match itself, both teams take five kicks, alternating, each by a different eligible kicker until all eligible players/substitutes have kicked once; if a winner is not decided after five kicks each, kicks continue in sudden-death rounds of one kick per team until one team has scored one more goal than the other from the same number of kicks. A player sent off during the match may not take part.
Away Goals (Law 10, Section 4). Competition rules may provide that, in home-and-away ties, goals scored on the opponent's pitch count double if the aggregate score is level after the second match.