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Referee Review
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This was an excellent decision by the assistant referee on an exceptionally close offside line. At the moment the through ball was played, the gap between the toes of Yokohama's No. 9 and the defending player was less than a foot's length. The assistant referee correctly judged the small difference between the attacker running at speed and the defensive line.
Relevant Laws
Law 11 – Offside / Law 6 – The Other Match Officials (Assistant referees)
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The links above lead to official IFAB and JFA resources. The application of the Laws to this incident is the author’s analysis and is not an official view of IFAB, JFA or the competition organiser.
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