Offside?

[RefSouthAlb]

I see makes it clear.

Interesting as I am reading this Adriano from Brazil has scored a goal against Ghana that is exactly this situation.

In looking at the replay when the ball was kicked by Cafu although only the goalie was back Adriano was behind the play and ran onto it hence the reason the AR did not raise his flag.

The GHANA players of course are confused by the lack of call. I should forward them this email LOL

[RefSouthAlb]

Whoops.

in lookingat it a second time may have been a missed call by the AR.

Not sure if anyone saw this. I believe Adriano was in an offside position when the ball was first played just over half although he was not involved in the play.

When he scored I believe he was offside (again) when the ball was kicked.

You sure can see a lot more in slo mo.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by RefSouthAlb

Whoops.

in lookingat it a second time may have been a missed call by the AR.

Not sure if anyone saw this. I believe Adriano was in an offside position when the ball was first played just over half although he was not involved in the play.

When he scored I believe he was offside (again) when the ball was kicked.

You sure can see a lot more in slo mo.

At 45:07 (stoppage time in the 1st half) the ball is played from the midfield line almost exactly on the kick-off spot. The pass goes wide to the right where two Brazil players who are onside are running forward (Kaka and Cafu). At this time Adriano is in an offside position in the center of the field. He is standing just outside of the center circle. The AR correctly keeps the flag down as he is not involved in active play at this time. Kaka receives this pass and dribbles down the field. He then makes a short pass to Cafu at 45:12. Cafu is the player nearest the AR and is onside. Cafu now carries the ball towards the goal line and serves it across the top of the goal area to Adriano.

At the time Cafu strikes the ball (45:13) Adriano is running beside the 2nd last defender who is right next to him about nine yards from goal. It is difficult to tell from the camera angle of the live action whether he is level with him or slightly in front of him because this camera is behind the play. However the replay shown at 45:42 is from a camera angle that is positioned straight across the field and shows very clearly that Adriano is one step in front of the 2nd last defender and was indeed offside. The goal should have been disallowed.

Of course, this is a very difficult play for the AR as he has made a decision at midfield and then had to run all that way down into the penalty area with players and make another decision. With the speed of play that this level and how close the positioning was, it is hard to fault him.