An attacker is in an offside position when their team-mate takes a shot on goal. The goalkeeper saves the shot and the ball rebounds to the attacker who plays the ball and is then carelessly fouled by a defender inside the penalty area. What is the correct decision?

THE DECISION

The attacker who was in an offside position committed an offside offence as they gained an advantage by playing the ball after it was saved by the goalkeeper. The offside offence occurred before the foul, so the referee awards an indirect free kick to the defending team, not a penalty kick.