Wonderful match. Dutch team's counterattacking football
was breathtaking at times.
The first goal looks offside but according to BBC, it was
actually a brilliant piece of officiating:
[QUOTE]
But what looked a desperately poor decision was, in fact, a
brilliant piece of officiating, according to the chairman of
Austria's refereeing commission Gerhard Kapl.
Kapl said Van Nistelrooy was played onside by Italy's Christian
Panucci, who had been injured seconds earlier and was lying behind
the goal when the Dutch striker scored.
He said the goal was "100% correct, without any doubt", quoting
article 11.4.1. of the refereeing code that states "an opposing
player cannot be offside when one of the last two defenders has
left the field of play" - as in the case of Panucci.
[UNQUOTE]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A37087842
