What is an assist?

[TypTex]

Anw, it is all up to the judgement of the ref on whether or not that pass is decisively important.

Referees have no interest at all in assists as they are not an official part of the game.

[dv8r]

I did not say they would get assists ... Do you see the capitalized phrase DECISIVE IMPORTANCE? If it's just a normal pass to your LB and he runs by himself to score, then it is not considered a decisively important pass because your LB is the one that actually does all the work of dribbling and scoring.

In another reply, I said that if it is a long kick from GK and the goal comes to any of our players in dangerous, exploitable, and advantageous position making it easier to create an opportunity to score, then the GK would be likely awarded an assist.

Anw, it is all up to the judgement of the ref on whether or not that pass is decisively important.

The referee doesn't decide who is awarded the assist. That goes down to association rules and most of them follow FIFA standards.

[HULIANO]

@TypTex & dv8r: thank you, it is good to know. So when it is shown on the real-life match that some player provides the assist, who makes that decision if the situation is kinda unclear? I thought it would be the refs.

[TypTex]

@TypTex & dv8r: thank you, it is good to know. So when it is shown on the real-life match that some player provides the assist, who makes that decision if the situation is kinda unclear? I thought it would be the refs.

Another interesting question and I've no idea the answer to this.

The records and statistics for professional games in the UK are kept by the Press Association, and I guess it is these records the are used by all the fantasy football games and statistical reports that are published after matches over here, but who actually decides what is and what isn't an assist I don't know.
I guess the PA must have approved record takers, who work to a certain criteria, at each match.
But it has nothing to do with the referee ))

[duchao]

I think, the game is just a game, can't be the same 100% fact, must have little virtual in it!

[Jimmy Lazarou]

Really!! all these comments!? .. What is an assist? ------- Its when a player passes the ball to the scorer of the goal. Done thread complete.

[Killerbee]

Really!! all these comments!? .. What is an assist? ------- Its when a player passes the ball to the scorer of the goal. Done thread complete.

Haha, maybe read the entire OP?

[dv8r]

Really!! all these comments!? .. What is an assist? ------- Its when a player passes the ball to the scorer of the goal. Done thread complete.

Really!! Read the thread. Thread NOT complete.

#cantreadasimpletitleFAIL

[Saransh Vatsa]

Really!! all these comments!? .. What is an assist? ------- Its when a player passes the ball to the scorer of the goal. Done thread complete.

Wow man!!! Hey everyone, he is a genius!!!!!
DUDE, U SHOULD HAVE READ THE ENTIRE OO AND THE OTHER COMMENTS

[July Fourth]

My take on this game is assists just don't add up to the total number of goals scored.

Of course not every goal is assisted, like interceptions for example. BUT the long ball forward thing needs to sorted out.