BrabantRef
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This crazy incident happened in a match I was refereeing a couple of weeks ago and I think I made the right decision, but I am still not sure.
So, one of the attackers shoots and the GK dives towards the wrong side of the goal, but he's in luck because there's a defender who kicks the ball away right before it crosses the line. The ball hits another defender on his back and bounces towards an attacker who was in an offside position during the whole scenario, but didn't take part in the action until now. He gets the ball and scores. My question: should the goal be cancelled for offside?
The way I saw it is that the last deliberate play was by the defender who made the save on the goalline. And since it was a save the attacker was offside and the fact that the other defender got the ball on his back doesn't change that because he didn't deliberately play the ball. So in the match I cancelled the goal and awarded an IFK. There was a lot of confusion but both teams accepted the decision without too much complaining.
What do you guys think, was this the correct call?
So, one of the attackers shoots and the GK dives towards the wrong side of the goal, but he's in luck because there's a defender who kicks the ball away right before it crosses the line. The ball hits another defender on his back and bounces towards an attacker who was in an offside position during the whole scenario, but didn't take part in the action until now. He gets the ball and scores. My question: should the goal be cancelled for offside?
The way I saw it is that the last deliberate play was by the defender who made the save on the goalline. And since it was a save the attacker was offside and the fact that the other defender got the ball on his back doesn't change that because he didn't deliberately play the ball. So in the match I cancelled the goal and awarded an IFK. There was a lot of confusion but both teams accepted the decision without too much complaining.
What do you guys think, was this the correct call?
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