A player of Team A kicks the ball towards a team-mate. The ball moves quickly on the ground and is heading out for a throw-in when it deflects off an assistant referee who is standing on the touchline. As a result, the ball remains on the field of play and is then controlled by another Team A player who starts a promising attack. What is the correct decision?

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The ball touched a match official and Team A started a promising attack. In this case, the referee restarts play with a dropped ball at the position where the ball touched the assistant referee. The ball is dropped for Team B as they would have gained possession if the ball had gone out of play for a throw-in.