One of the opinions about offside

Interchange, occurring in the period from the 70th to the 80th minute, became indicative of the real balance of power on the field and the chances of reaching the final. Uruguay faltered at a moment of functional decline, the traditional match that occurs during this period. The Dutch, on the other hand, managed to connect hidden reserves in a difficult period. (this is to the question of the safety factor) And, adding in speed, quite naturally achieved their goal. Hardly anyone was surprised, that the turning point in the whole meeting was the goal of Wesley Sneijder. Midfielder of Milan «Inter» unexpectedly shot from under the defender, hitting exactly the far corner. At the time of his hit, Van Persie was offside and, according to the rules, the linesman had to «spark off» checkbox. Robin didn't touch the ball, however, clearly indicated the desire to correct the projectile into the goal, and in such cases about the passive position «out of the game» out of the question. Whatever it was, the ball was counted, and Gullit will now have something to talk about.

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