Coster valves and actuators used to trace free
kick lines in major football competitions
If you gave a look at a football match of the 2014 Brazil World
Cup, you can’t have missed it: the official vanishing spray, used
by the Referees in all 64 matches, equipped with Coster valve and
actuator.
The first to notice referees handling an aerosol spray to mark freekick lines were football fans in South America. In fact, long before
gaining worldwide recognition during the 2014 Brazil World Cup,
the 9.15 Fair Play Limit vanishing spray has been in use in football
matches throughout South America for several years. And this
did not happen by chance, as the product was developed and
currently produced by an Argentinian company, AeroJet S.A.
Following its successful adoption in South America as well as in
the US MLS, FIFA first decided to test 9.15 during the U17 and
U20 World in 2013. The trial was positive and on June 12th, 2014,
in Sao Paolo, the Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura put down the
first line in World Cup history during the inaugural Brazil – Croatia
match. Mr Nishimura’s as well as all other 9.15 vanishing sprays
used by the referees during the 64 World Cup matches were
equipped with Coster aerosol valve and V05.992 actuator.
The line traced with 9.15 disappears
from the pitch within a minute, enough
to allow referees to ensure that players
respect the regulatory 9,15 meters (or
10 yards) distance between the free-kick
position and the defenders. Its usefulness
has been widely acknowledged not only
by referees and league officials, but also
players and fans, leading for example the
English Premier League and the Italian
Serie A to introduce it in the 2014/2015
seasons. And many more are about to
follow.
Coster is pleased to be
part of this international
success story with its
packaging solutions.