If a dropped ball occurs near the Red team's penalty area and is then kicked directly into their goal, what is the correct restart?

The correct answer is that this situation results in a goal kick for the Red team. When a dropped ball occurs within the penalty area, the player who drops the ball is generally allowing the game to resume in a way that neither team can gain an unfair advantage. If the ball is kicked directly into the goal from the dropped ball, this scenario cannot result in a goal. Before a goal can be awarded, the ball must first be touched by another player after the dropped ball. Since the ball went straight into the goal from the drop without any intervening play, the appropriate restart is a goal kick for the Red team. This adheres to the Laws of the Game, which dictate that a goal cannot be scored directly from a dropped ball unless there is a subsequent play by another player.