DOGSO can be a tricky incident to manage. There is a lot of ambiguity in the phrase - denial of a goal scoring opportunity. The goal scoring opportunity must be clear enough for the referee to be confident in their decision. Defenders are adept at making it seem like they didn’t get in the way, or weren’t the last defender.

We look at how you can spot this offence more easily and manage the situation to help everyone in the ground understand what decision you’ve taken.

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