[No Foul] Contact between the goalkeeper and an attacking player at a cross

The question is whether the contact between the Gamba Osaka goalkeeper and Buriram's No. 16 just before the goal was a foul. The no-foul decision on the field can be considered reasonable, for two main reasons. ① Both players were challenging for the ball The footage shows that both Buriram's No. 16 and the Gamba goalkeeper were watching and playing the ball. As the contact came during a fair challenge for the ball, it can be regarded as normal contact in football. ② The attacking player had just been pushed by a Gamba Osaka player The replay shows that Buriram's No. 16 had been pushed by Gamba's No. 41 just before. Rather than No. 16 going into the goalkeeper, the player was playing the ball when the push from No. 41 moved them and knocked them off balance, which led to the contact with the goalkeeper. For these two reasons, the decision to give no foul and allow the goal can be considered reasonable. It happened in an instant, but the officials took account of what happened before the contact and correctly judged it as no foul. A good decision.