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That's the biggest misunderstanding of the rule. It's not that you have to be behind the last defender, it's that you have to be behind the second man. Obviously in this he was ahead of the keeper when the ball was played, therefore he's offside. Great call by the refs.

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This game has been officiated perfectly thus far.


I thought there should of been a yellow given to South Africa earlier in the half on a poor tackle, but otherwise I agree.

"Obviously, I want to make a living (in soccer), to say the least," he said. "There's so much you can accomplish in the soccer world, and right now I'm focused on having a good season with the Red Bulls. Ultimately, our goal is to win the MLS Cup, and I see no reason why we can't." - #4 Tyler Adams


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BTW... Dos Santos looks very dangerous. He's had a very good half. If I'm Mexico, I'd put in Hernandez early in the half to double with Dos Santos.

"Obviously, I want to make a living (in soccer), to say the least," he said. "There's so much you can accomplish in the soccer world, and right now I'm focused on having a good season with the Red Bulls. Ultimately, our goal is to win the MLS Cup, and I see no reason why we can't." - #4 Tyler Adams


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Shaun Bartlett sighting!!
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Shaun Bartlett sighting!!

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Holy crap, the ESPN announcer doesn't understand the offside rule!

That's hilarious! As bad as any announcing ever.


Exactly. Fire Efan Ekoku. A WC color commentator should at least understand the offside rule, and be able to know that 1 defender is less than 2 defenders.
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I'm pretty sure it's only a matter of time until we see Blanco come on. It looks like a guaranteed goal to be assisted by him against the South African back line. They won't be able to deal with his quality.
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For those confused about the rule:

http://en.wikipedia......ion_football)

A player is in an offside position if he is in his opponents' half of the field and is nearer to his opponents' goal line than both the ball and the next to last opponent.

The 2005 edition of the Laws of the Game included a new International Football Association Board decision that stated being "nearer to an opponent's goal line" meant that "any part of his head, body or feet is nearer to his opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent (the last opponent typically being the goalkeeper). The arms are not included in this definition."



Notice that's "typically" the keeper, not "always." Bad goalkeeping paid off in this instance, because the keeper played Vela offside.

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They had Shaun Bartlett's "resume" up on the screen... Why wasn't "Metro legend" one of the bullet points? :ph34r:
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For those confused about the rule:

http://en.wikipedia......ion_football)




Notice that's "typically" the keeper, not "always." Bad goalkeeping paid off in this instance, because the keeper played Vela offside.


Thanks Metros 11 and Matrim55 for the info....I never knew. I guess because you don't see the Goalie as the second to last defender all that often.

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Thanks Metros 11 and Matrim55 for the info....I never knew. I guess because you don't see the Goalie as the second to last defender all that often.

It's rare, but I bet Bouna gives us another crack at explaining this rule before the year is over!

Anyway, the ESPN guy should be fired. It's amazing that a professional could get that wrong.

FWIW, the ESPN.com guys on their gamecast got the call correct.

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SA subs the leftback (not a great first half). Danleigh Borman checks out where WC2014 is being held.

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It's rare, but I bet Bouna gives us another crack at explaining this rule before the year is over!


Yes, but the MLS ref will keep his flag down.

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It's rare, but I bet Bouna gives us another crack at explaining this rule before the year is over!

Anyway, the ESPN guy should be fired. It's amazing that a professional could get that wrong.

FWIW, the ESPN.com guys on their gamecast got the call correct.

Maybe not fired, but you'd figure someone in that studio would know the rule and correct him.

BTW, anyone watching on ESPN 3 lose audio as well?

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Hahaha. Efan Ekoku just tried to play it off like he "thought that it might have come off a South Africa head"... You didn't know the rule. Man up. He should have been subbed out at half-time for someone that sucks less....... like Ray Hudson. :lol:
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