A forward is in an offside position at the moment when a midfielder (his/her team-mate) takes a shot on the goal. After that, the ball rebounds off a goalpost and goes to the forward who scores a goal. What is the correct decision?

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The referee awards an indirect free kick to the defending team. It is an offside offence as the forward is considered to have gained an advantage of being in an offside position and penalised for playing the ball.