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Message: [QUOTE="JoePgh, post: 4021835, member: 1131"] OK, you offside rule experts, please explain the call on the play where a Netherlands goal was disallowed for offside. As I recall the play, a player in orange fired a shot which bounced off the crossbar of the USA goal. As it bounced up in the air (vertical or nearly so), a Netherlands player rushed in behind the USA defense to strike it home for a rebound goal. The goal was nullified as offside, allegedly because the apparent scorer was behind the USA defense. But she was still facing the ball (i.e., the ball was between her and the goal). If the ball counts as two defenders (i.e., having the ball ahead of you nullifies offside even if you have passed the last defender), then why was this goal disallowed? [/QUOTE]