DEFINITION:
The last significant action, before the goal scored
GUIDELINES:
Assist for a goal - usually (not always, because there are exceptions) the player, who delivers the last pass/cross or some other action and his teammate scores a goal. Assist is used, when the action creates the biggest part of the goal. The player delivers a good ball for scoring. There are situations, when the last pass is key involvement, no an assist - example: pass and next long shot from big distance - not an assist...or pass and dribble between 3-4 players after and then a goal - again, not an assist, because with this pass the player doesn't create clear chance for scoring. Not all "Fantasy assists" are not considered like assist.
- assist for a goal - usually (not always, because there are exceptions) the player, who delivers the last and final pass/cross or some other action and his teammate scores a goal
- it can't be used in combination with the duels, except Air win
Mane crosses the ball and Jota scores
Sterling passes the ball to Foden and he scores
De Bruyne delivers good ball behind the defensive line for Sterling and he doesn't miss the chance
Carvajal crosses the ball and Ronaldo scores with very beautiful shot
For N.7 in red shirt should be tagged free kick + scheme + assist, not directly free kick shot + indirect free kick for N.11, because with this simple pass N.7 improved a lot the position and the chance of scoring for his teammate
The goal of Lewandowski comes from a good example of a shot + assist by Raphina, not a cross, because Raphina tries to shoot the ball, his idea is not to cross it
- assist is used, when the action creates the biggest part of the goal - a player delivers a good ball for scoring - "Fantasy" assist are not considered like Assist
- there are situations, when the last/final pass is key involvement, not an assist - example: simple short pass and next long shot from big distance (25-30 meters) - not an assist, but key involvement - his teammate creates the goal by himself with his good shot, the short pass doesn't "help" so much to the goal
- not an assist, but key involvement must be added also if there is a simple short pass and next a teammate dribbles between 2-3 or more opposite players and scores - again, he creates the goal by himself
- if there is an own goal scored, always the previous action (pass, cross, shot) must be with key involvement (not an assist)
- if there is a foul in the penalty area - for the player, who wins the penalty kick, it's not needed to add an assist (even if it's scored next)
- if there is a shot, saved by the opposite GK and a teammate scores right after - it's not an assist, but key involvement
- if there is a bad touch or bad shot, which is not well directed and next a teammate shoots and scores - it's a key involvement, not an assist, because it was not the intention of the first player to creates the goal and his teammate does the biggest part of the goal
- if there is a shot, which deflects by a teammate, changes the trajectory of the ball and goes in goal - the shot must be with assist, not with key involvement, even if it is not the intention of the player - still the shooting player creates the biggest part of the goal, his teammate doesn't do anything significant, just touches the ball by chance
For the player, who crosses the ball rom corner kick, is key involvement and also key involvement for N.5, who plays with the ball with head next - not assist for him, because next it's own goal scored by de Light - always, when there is an own goal, the previous action is with key involvement, not assist
Even if the pass of Marcelo is the last pass before the goal, still it's simple pass and he doesn't create clear chance for scoring for his teammate - Kroos decides to shoot, but he creates the chance by himself with his good shot - for Marcelo it must be key involvement, not assist, because his part of the goal is not so big and important
For N.6 from Dortmund it must be key involvement, not an assist, doesn't matter that he touches the ball last, before the goal of Haaland - it's a long shot and Haaland creates the goal almost alone with his accurate shot, the contribution of Delaney is not so big
Aguero touches the ball just before Sterling, who scores - for Aguero is bad touch - he has a chance to score (opportunity also must be added to him), but his first touch is not good and it's a chance that his teammate comes to score (if he was not there, the opposite defender, probably, would clear the ball). Aguero doesn't create the chance for his teammate with his action, just he is part from the goal attack - key involvement, not assist for him (fantasy assists are not considered like assist)
Sanchez passes the ball to N.23 from Inter and he scores - it's a long shot and N.23 creates the biggest part of the goal - with this simple pass, Sanchez doesn't create a clear chance for his teammate - key involvement for him, not assist (not always the last pass before the goal is considered like assist)
For N.22, Haller, must be key involvement, not an assist (also key involvement must be added to N.10 and N.18, who create the goal attack - important contribution for them). Haller tries to score and fights for the ball with the opposite players, he touches the ball, but his action is not so good and his contribution is not more than the other teammates, who participate in the goal attack - doesn't matter that he touches the ball last, still key involvement must be used for him, not assist
The shot of Kroos must be tagged like blocked and the shot (not touch, because attribute goal could be added to shot) of Hazard next (who touches last the ball and scores the goal) must be with interception (because of the previous shot, which should be tagged like blocked). For Kroos this is assist, not key involvement, because he creates the biggest part of the goal with his shot, he has big contribution - his action is more important than the goal scorer Hazard, who just touched the ball by chance
Simple backward pass by N.11 in yellow - it's key involvement, not assist, because with this pass he doesn't create clear chance for scoring for his teammate
The is a goal scored with a shot from outside of the penalty area - the previous pass should be tagged like key involvement, not an assist, because with this pass the teammate doesn't create clear opportunity for the scoring player
N.10 in blue shirt tries to dribble and he is blocked by the opposite defender with his body, but still the ball goes to N.7, who scores - even if it was no attempt for a pass by N.10, still after his action N.7 receives good ball in good position to score, which means that the action of N.10 is very important and creates the situation for goal, so this should be tagged like an assist (added to a pass, after the offensive duel for N.10), not like key involvement
N.11 in yellow finds his teammate, N.9, in the penalty area and he scores - with his pass, N.11 doesn't create the biggest part of the goal, it's created by N.9, who dribbles very well against his opponent and scores at the end - key involvement for N.11, not an assist, doesn't matter that it's the final pass before the goal
For the player, who delivers the last pass before the shot for the goal, must be used assist, not key involvement - even if it's simple pass and the shot is outside of the penalty area (still almost on the line of it), the attacking player delivers very good ball, ready to be shot with one touch and creates a big part of the goal with his actions
In this situation should be used assist, not key involvement, for Lautaro Martinez, because he creates very good opportunity for Lukaku with this through ball, leading him in very clrear position - alone against the opposite GK (doesn't matter that Lukaku touches the ball a few times and dribbles the GK)
The pass of N.21 in black shirt should be tagged with key involvement, not with assist, because it's a simple pass (after the GK's mistake) and his teammate created the goal mostly by himself with his good shot from long distance
The goal of Kane comes after a shot by Palinha, which is blocked by the opposite defender - for Palinha should be added key involvement to the shot, not an assist
De Bruyne passes the ball to Kovacic, who scores with his first touch - it's a simple pass, but with this pass De Bruyne creates clear opportunity, well delivered ball in good position, which is ready to be shot immediately, so it should be tagged like an assist, not a key involvement (even if the shot is not from so close distance)
Pedri scores from a long distance - the pass of Yamal should be tagged like an assist, not a key involvement, because he delivers the ball in good and clear position, ready to be shot by his teammate and even if the shot is very good and from not so short distance, still Yamal creates big part of the goal with this pass
- assist could be used even if there is slight deflection before by an opposite player and the trajectory of the ball is not so much changed
N.12 from Sevilla touches the ball, after the cross of Haaland, but the ball continues into the penalty area (N.12 doesn't change so much the trajectory of the ball) - still Interception must be tagged for him, but before the cross (to not interrupt the software algorithm), because the cross must be tagged like low, not blocked and also with key pass, because Haaland creates a chance for his teammate to score - this example is used to show that if the player of Dortmund scores a goal, it would be an assist for Haaland
Di Maria scores after the long pass - even if the defender of Brazil tries to reach and touches the ball, still he doesn't affect so much the trajectory of the pass and it reaches its target, creating an opportunity for scoring (well played by Di Maria) - assist must be added to the passing player