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Can't decide if this is offside or not

micky2001

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green defender is standing on his own 6 yard box. He attempts to clear the ball but he hits the back of his own player who is around the penalty spot. The ball deflects off him back towards the goal and A red player, who was already in an offside position with the first clearance, and still is in an offside position, touches the ball and scored.

I'm getting myself confused with deliberate clearances, deflections and the ball initially being played "backwards"
 
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If the initial clearance could be classed as a deliberate save then it may well be offside.
 
Doesn't matter which direction the ball is played at any moment, so don't worry about that.
As for control, by your description he had all the time in the world and got a solid hit on it, it just didn't go where he wanted it to. Even before the current dubious interpretation, that would be his tough luck.

Furthermore, who touched it before him? Was it an attacker or a defender?
 
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