Scoring
In the basic soccer rules the point of the game is to get the ball in the opposing teams goal and the team with the most goals after the specified time is the winner. The ball must cross the goal line to be a goal. Therefore, if the ball is still in contact with the goal line in the inner part of the goal it is not a goal! While the goalie plays a huge roll in keeping the ball out of the goal once it gets this close to the goal, good defenders save many goals as well.