Yep
by htownnd (2016-12-19 10:47:43)

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I found our old keepers comments on the second one a bit disappointing as well.

He flashed in, but the idea that he didn't see the ball at all because of Silva doesn't hold up under any review. He was tracking Sterling and the ball the whole time. Silva flashed in at the end, but was pretty far off to his right as the play was developing.

If I can see the keeper getting distracted by it, I call it
by wcnitz  (2016-12-19 10:54:17)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

In this case the player and the ball were in the same place, and this isn't U15 select play. Czech wasn't at a disadvantage from the lunge.

I've called this in cases where the shot came in from a steeper angle, and the offside player was just a few feet in front of the keeper. And when the shot was taken, the keeper's eyes were on the player in front of them - understandably so, since they expected the pass to go there. That's offside. Catching that is difficult but I have spotted it a couple times and pulled the goal back.