Question Number: 29688

Law 11 - Offside 9/12/2015

RE: Select Under 16

Mr.taylor of Manchester, Lancashire England asks...

If 2 players are attacking, one onside who received ball, the other not onside, the onside attacker then shoots, it's saved by goalie and knocked in by the other attacker, is he offside?

Answer provided by Referee Richard Dawson

Hi Mr. Taylor,
As long as the offside player was not interfering with the opposition once the onside attacker has the ball each subsequent touch of the ball is a new point to determine (a) offside position and (2) if there is offside position is there INVOLVEMENT? For example if the teammate was offside and was blocking the line of sight of the keeper when the onside player shoots. That is an indfk out for offside as he has interfered with an opponent.

The exact moment the shot occurs is the last touch of the ball by the attacker his other team mate is then looked at for POSITON, is he offside> If the team mate was farther away than the ball or the 2nd last opponent from the opposing goal line at that critical moment he will be determined as onside and can play the rebound off the keeper. If he is not , if he was closer, then he is judged as an ORP (offside restricted player) or PIOP (player in offside position) This means he CAN NOT BE INVOLVED in play until that restriction is lifted.

The laws of the game do say if an opponent deliberately plays the ball it will lift the restriction, HOWEVER, a deliberate SAVE is exempt from that condition so the rebound off a save is counted as a deflection and if the team mate was offside at the time of the 1st shot, he remains restricted and an INDFK out for offside, no goal on the rebound. He will be considered to have gained an advantage. If he was onside at the time of the 1st shot, we have a good goal, because, he is not restricted.

Cheers

Answer provided by Referee Dennis Wickham

It depends on whether the player who scored was in offside position at the moment the teammate took the shot.

A1 has the ball. A2 is onside and A3 is in offside position. A1 passes ball to A2. There is no offense because A3 has not interfered with play or interfered with an opponent.

A2 then takes a shot. If A3 is still in offside position at the time of the shot, he may NOT play the ball when he receives it from a deliberate save by the keeper. He would be offside for gaining an advantage from an offside position. However, assuming that A3 is onside at the time of the shot, he is eligible to play the ball and score.

Answer provided by Referee Joe McHugh

Hi
The answer lies in the position of the attacker that scored at the moment of the shot was taken by the onside team mate. If the scorer was onside either level or behind the ball or he had two opponents between himself and the goal line at the moment of the shot then the goal is good. If he was in an offside position the offside is not reset by the save by the goalkeeper and offside will be called for gaining an advantage by being in that position.