This situation requires a bit of explaining, so bear with me!
An attacker is in possession of the ball, and a defender makes a sliding challenge. However, the defender does not attempt to win the ball—importantly, the slide isn't careless, reckless, or excessive. But the slide forces the attacker to change direction (but they don't need to take evasive action). The defender’s clear intention is to delay or slow the attacker by using the slide as a block, making the attacker change their path to avoid losing the ball or running into the challenge.
To me, this kind of challenge seems to go against the "spirit of the game." It feels borderline obstruction, but it no different to a defender sliding to block a shot. You'd be hard pressed to award a foul for it!
PIADM - doesn't feel particularly dangerous for attacker or defender.
IDFK - Impedes the progress without contact being made - feels like the most obvious criteria but the ball is in playing distance, but the defender isn't playing the ball.
Describing this was really challenging so apologies if it doesn't make sense
An attacker is in possession of the ball, and a defender makes a sliding challenge. However, the defender does not attempt to win the ball—importantly, the slide isn't careless, reckless, or excessive. But the slide forces the attacker to change direction (but they don't need to take evasive action). The defender’s clear intention is to delay or slow the attacker by using the slide as a block, making the attacker change their path to avoid losing the ball or running into the challenge.
To me, this kind of challenge seems to go against the "spirit of the game." It feels borderline obstruction, but it no different to a defender sliding to block a shot. You'd be hard pressed to award a foul for it!
PIADM - doesn't feel particularly dangerous for attacker or defender.
IDFK - Impedes the progress without contact being made - feels like the most obvious criteria but the ball is in playing distance, but the defender isn't playing the ball.
Describing this was really challenging so apologies if it doesn't make sense
