A player (Team A) makes a pass to an attacker (Team A) who is in an offside position in the opponents’ penalty area. The attacker moves very close to a defender (Team B) who accidentally kicks the ball into Team B’s goal. What is the correct decision?

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Accepted Answer

The attacker is penalised for an offside offence if their action clearly impacted on the defender. In this case, the referee disallows the goal and awards an indirect free kick to Team B.