Description of incident: Fellaini picked the ball up on the left hand side of the Sunderland penalty area. Moving the ball onto his right foot, he curled a cross in towards goal which Cahill flicked on into the far corner of the net. There wasn't much protest and the goal was ruled onside.
Date of Game: Wednesday 27th January 2010
Home Team:
Everton |
Away Team:
Sunderland
Referee: Phil Dowd |
Linesman: Mick McDonough & Scott Ledger
Decision Type: Offside |
Verdict: 
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Decision Difficulty: 5/5
Affect on Result: Set Everton on their way but too difficult to say which way the game would have gone if this goal had not stood |
Winner: Everton |
Loser: Sunderland
Players Involved: Tim Cahill & Marouane Fellaini (Everton)
Summary: It was a really tough offside decision to make but from simply seeing one specific camera angle of the goal makes it clear that Cahill was definitely offside as the ball was lobbed towards him. I don't place much blame on the referee however it is arguably a decision you would expect your linesman to get right. Unfortunately between them they conspired to get this one wrong.
Cheers,
WB
Wigan Athletic
Chelsea | Away Team:
| Decision Difficulty: 3/5.JPG)
