Just, the target was discontinued as a palace player stood very close to the Chelsea wall.
Referee Darren England made a declaration to the crowd to convince the decision.
He said: “After review, the distant number six is less than one meter from the wall because the shot is taken. Therefore, it is an indirect free-kick and an indispensable target.”
Law 13 of the International Football Association Board states that when the players of three or more defending teams make a wall, all the attacker players should stay at least one meter for at least one meter from the wall until the ball is playing.
This rule was introduced in sports laws in 2019-20.
The clarification at that time was that “the attackers stand very close or close to the defensive ‘wall’ on a free-kick, often cause management problems and waste time”.
It continued: “There is no valid strategic justification for the attackers to live in the ‘wall’ and their presence often damages the image of the game.”
And so the goal of Aez was rejected.
