A defender (Team A) starts an attack and tries to make a long pass to an attacker (Team A) who is standing in an offside position in the opponents’ half. The attacker moves back into Team A’s half and plays the ball. What is the correct decision?

Question

Accepted Answer

The referee stops play and awards an indirect free kick to Team B where the offside offence occurred – where the attacker interfered with play (played the ball).