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Surely the fact the ball is being passed to her, causing the defender to try and intercept counts as interfering with play?

You would have thought so, wouldn’t you? But clearly the referee knows better.
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3 hours ago, Savage Henry said:

One or two of the Australians like a wee simulation. Hopefully that’ll put aside the patronising sanctimony of the “at least the women’s game is honest.”

Aye, was thinking the same. Seen a few dives at the WC in other games as well. Great stuff. Want to see a bit of biting next.

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4 hours ago, Cerberus said:

Disappointed that the Australia woman's team is called the Matildas rather than the more obvious name, the Sheilas.

That's what their women's wheelchair basketball team are called.

 

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5 hours ago, JamieT1314 said:

Surely the fact the ball is being passed to her, causing the defender to try and intercept counts as interfering with play?

Just now, RussellAnderson said:

Wrong decision IMO. VAR fucks it again. If the Aussie player isn’t there, the defender isn’t forced into gambling on the defensive header. No goal.

Law 11 says: http://www.theifab.com/laws/chapter/31/section/87/

A player in an offside position at the moment the ball is played or touched* by a team-mate is only penalised on becoming involved in active play by:

interfering with an opponent by:

  • preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent’s line of vision or

  • challenging an opponent for the ball or

  • clearly attempting to play a ball which is close when this action impacts on an opponent or

  • making an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball

Clearly none of this applies so there is no offside offence.

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5 minutes ago, Ginaro said:

Law 11 says: http://www.theifab.com/laws/chapter/31/section/87/

A player in an offside position at the moment the ball is played or touched* by a team-mate is only penalised on becoming involved in active play by:

interfering with an opponent by:

  • preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent’s line of vision or

  • challenging an opponent for the ball or

  • clearly attempting to play a ball which is close when this action impacts on an opponent or

  • making an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball

Clearly none of this applies so there is no offside offence.

If she's not there, the defender leaves it and the keeper gathers. Her presence in the attacking position means the defender is under significantly more pressure and is forced into the error. 

It's a really tough call though, and one which IMO there's not really a "correct" answer to. Either side will feel aggrieved. It's yet another rule which is open to interpretation. Therefore the search for perfection by using VAR is futile. They're forcing the referee to make an impossible decision. 

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11 minutes ago, RussellAnderson said:

If she's not there, the defender leaves it and the keeper gathers. Her presence in the attacking position means the defender is under significantly more pressure and is forced into the error. 

It's a really tough call though, and one which IMO there's not really a "correct" answer to. Either side will feel aggrieved. It's yet another rule which is open to interpretation. Therefore the search for perfection by using VAR is futile. They're forcing the referee to make an impossible decision. 

Yeah but if I a few metres behind you, does that impact on your ability to play the ball? And had it been further out, if the Aussie player received the ball from the header that would've been fine as it was a deliberate play. I think the goal decision is more correct, from what I've seen of similar situations. 

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