Watch the crazy moment quick-thinking Beskitas forward capitalises on an unsuspecting Fenerbahce goalkeeper to leave bitter rivals furious...but was referee right to award the goal?

Besiktas midfielder Donjeta Halilaj scored one of the most controversial goals of the season in her side's 3-2 defeat to rivals Fenerbahce on Monday. 

With the final seconds ticking down and her side boasting a commanding 3-1 lead, Fenerbahce goalkeeper Goknur Guleryuz held the ball in one hand and surveyed the pitch for her next pass. 

But to her dismay, Halilaj snuck out from behind, nodded the ball out of her grasp and curled it into the unattended net to halve the deficit. 

Fenerbahce players were incensed by the referee's decision to award the goal with skipper Ecem Cumert picking up a yellow card for her protestation. 

The home side's indignation was all the more justified as the goal should not have been given due to the fact that the ball was still in Guleryuz's control. 

IFAB's laws of the game state that 'a goalkeeper cannot be challenged by an opponent when in control of the ball with the hand(s).'

The rulings go on to clarify the three scenarios in which a keeper can be considered to be in control of the ball. This includes when is it between 'the hands or between the hand and any surface'. 

When the keeper is 'bouncing it on the ground or throwing it in the air' - or in this case when a keeper is 'holding the ball in the outstretched open hand'. 

The guidelines have remained pretty consistent since a clause for goalkeeper's control of the ball was first added to the laws of the game in 1991. Although, it wasn't until 1997 that instructions relating to preventing the keeper from releasing the ball were included. 

A look at the rules nearly two decades ago in 2004 reveals, a goalkeeper was considered to be in control of the ball 'by touching it with any part of his hand or arms.' 

Luckily for Fenerbahce the late concession didn't cost them any points. The freak goal will instead be remembered as another amusing example of an attacking player bending the rules for their advantage. 

Gary Crosby famously headed the ball out of Andy Dibble's hand before slotting the ball into an empty net in Nottingham Forest's 1-0 win against Manchester City in 1990. 

There is also the example of George Best nicking the ball off the toes of Gordon Banks during his kicking motion. The Northern Irishman flicked it over the England stopper and headed into the net but the goal was ultimately chalked at Windsor Park in 1971.