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Player is standing in an offside position, another player shoots on goal, his shot is straight into a defender which then deflects to the player in an offside position.

Is a deflection considered the same as an intentional pass back by the defending team to a player offside.

Linesman flagged offside and the ref over ruled him after consultation, who is right?

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spooky1972 wrote:Scenario
Player is standing in an offside position, another player shoots on goal, his shot is straight into a defender which then deflects to the player in an offside position.

Is a deflection considered the same as an intentional pass back by the defending team to a player offside.

Linesman flagged offside and the ref over ruled him after consultation, who is right?
unintentional deflection = player offside
playing the ball = player not offside

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Gristy wrote:
spooky1972 wrote:Scenario
Player is standing in an offside position, another player shoots on goal, his shot is straight into a defender which then deflects to the player in an offside position.

Is a deflection considered the same as an intentional pass back by the defending team to a player offside.

Linesman flagged offside and the ref over ruled him after consultation, who is right?
unintentional deflection = player offside
playing the ball = player not offside

That's what I thought but apparently not

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spooky1972 wrote:
Gristy wrote:
spooky1972 wrote:Scenario
Player is standing in an offside position, another player shoots on goal, his shot is straight into a defender which then deflects to the player in an offside position.

Is a deflection considered the same as an intentional pass back by the defending team to a player offside.

Linesman flagged offside and the ref over ruled him after consultation, who is right?
unintentional deflection = player offside
playing the ball = player not offside

That's what I thought but apparently not
Above description is correct on the laws. Maybe the ref felt it wasn't a "deflection".
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I would've thought if the attacker was in an offside position when the ball is kicked, and the ball comes off a defender or even rebounds of the post and goes directly to that attacker, is he not gaining advantage by being in offside position ? therefore would that be offside ?
I would've said the linesman was correct.

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Off the post - offside

Off the defender (deflected) - offside

Ball played by the defender - onside
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A good example is Vardy's goal v Wales
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as above, also GK parry is deflection i am pretty sure as well

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Gristy wrote:as above, also GK parry is deflection i am pretty sure as well
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spooky1972 wrote:Scenario
Player is standing in an offside position, another player shoots on goal, his shot is straight into a defender which then deflects to the player in an offside position.

Is a deflection considered the same as an intentional pass back by the defending team to a player offside.

Linesman flagged offside and the ref over ruled him after consultation, who is right?
The answer is in your first sentence - the player is in an offside position, someone has a shot, it deflects of a defender to that player, he is offside.
We start getting too technical and adding other scenarios will only confuse things.

Too often we see the striker who knows he is in an offside position, and is too lazy to run back onside, hoping to gain unfair advantage.

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#88 wrote:Does your example come from the game at HQ on Saturday?

yeah it was at HQ. It didn't affect the out come but the linesman did officiate offside and the ref over ruled him. The Ref used Vardy as a reason as to why the goal was allowed, even after we explained the difference from an intentional and unintentional pass.

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Even more rumors about ref decisions is the story coming out of a Sat Div 2 game. Team were 1-0 up, the goal keeper was taking a goal kick, he was taking his time, and a free kick given in the box against him. The free kick then resulted in a goal and the points shared as the ref blew the final whistle.

Isn't it against the rules to issue a free kick when the ball is not in play?
Since when is time wasting a free kick?

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spooky1972 wrote:Even more rumors about ref decisions is the story coming out of a Sat Div 2 game. Team were 1-0 up, the goal keeper was taking a goal kick, he was taking his time, and a free kick given in the box against him. The free kick then resulted in a goal and the points shared as the ref blew the final whistle.

Isn't it against the rules to issue a free kick when the ball is not in play?
Since when is time wasting a free kick?
looks like those teams confirmed the result so must be happy, but you are correct, it is not a free kick. just a caution to hurry up.

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spooky1972 wrote:Even more rumors about ref decisions is the story coming out of a Sat Div 2 game. Team were 1-0 up, the goal keeper was taking a goal kick, he was taking his time, and a free kick given in the box against him. The free kick then resulted in a goal and the points shared as the ref blew the final whistle.

Isn't it against the rules to issue a free kick when the ball is not in play?
Since when is time wasting a free kick?
Can't give a free kick for time wasting. Unless you include the IDFK for the keeper holding the ball for more than 6 seconds.

Was this a club ref or SAASRA?
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God is an Englishman wrote:
spooky1972 wrote:Even more rumors about ref decisions is the story coming out of a Sat Div 2 game. Team were 1-0 up, the goal keeper was taking a goal kick, he was taking his time, and a free kick given in the box against him. The free kick then resulted in a goal and the points shared as the ref blew the final whistle.

Isn't it against the rules to issue a free kick when the ball is not in play?
Since when is time wasting a free kick?
Can't give a free kick for time wasting. Unless you include the IDFK for the keeper holding the ball for more than 6 seconds.

Was this a club ref or SAASRA?
This 6 second rule I wish someone would explain to Fed ref Gary Mooney. Our cup semi v Metro the keeper held the ball for an eternity, our players were appealing for at least 5-10 seconds after he just stood there holding the ball already for at least 10 seconds prior.
Instead, Gary tells our players to "shut it" and get out of his (the keeper's) way - they weren't impeding him anyway, they even stood aside metres apart gesturing him to release the ball!
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The Slovakia keeper on Monday was doing the same. At one point it got up to 15 seconds.
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God is an Englishman wrote:
spooky1972 wrote:Even more rumors about ref decisions is the story coming out of a Sat Div 2 game. Team were 1-0 up, the goal keeper was taking a goal kick, he was taking his time, and a free kick given in the box against him. The free kick then resulted in a goal and the points shared as the ref blew the final whistle.

Isn't it against the rules to issue a free kick when the ball is not in play?
Since when is time wasting a free kick?
Can't give a free kick for time wasting. Unless you include the IDFK for the keeper holding the ball for more than 6 seconds.

Was this a club ref or SAASRA?

this was Seniors, a SAASRA Ref, in fact both examples were SAASRA Refs

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