Some have questioned the goal that the Spanish national team drew with its German counterpart 1-1 Thursday at the start of the second edition of the European Championship, under the pretext that it came from a clear offside.
The Spanish goal was scored by Jose Luis Gaia in stoppage time and at the German stadium, to increase its importance and the controversy surrounding it, as the moment of scoring the goal was completely in front of the goal and behind the defenders, except for the goalkeeper.
⭕️ España empata en el ltimo minuto con un gol de José Luis Gayà
⚽️ Segunda parte (90 '+ 5')
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But the majority of the fans - and even some German players - missed the presence of a German defender who fell behind his team’s goal line and continued until the end of the attack and scoring the goal. Article 11 (offside) of the Football Law states that a defender who goes out "for any reason" outside the goal line is considered The line, that is, it covers offside as if it were on the court.
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The International Legislative Council made this amendment years ago to avoid some defenders circumventing the law by leaving the field so as not to cover offside.
If we take this amendment into account, we find that the moment Gaia passed the ball to him, the German goalkeeper and the defender who came off the field was closer to the goal line than him, meaning there is no offside violation in the goal.
A former international ruling