by sussexpob » Thu May 19, 2016 8:25 am
Sevilla's third wasnt offside. As stated, the ball bounces forward off the Liverpool defender, so it couldnt have been. That said, it seems apparent that the linesman flagged for offside, the referee can clearly be seen after the goal goes in to signal very animatedly to the linesman to put the flag down.
Im not sure I like that one bit. Many people say play to the whistle, which is correct in this instance, but a referee should never in my opinion ignore the linesman decision on an offside. I think its misleading for the defending team to see the flag while the ref (usually with a worse view) decides otherwise.
The ref got it right in this instance, but is it fair?
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