Alex99
Rehab's Pete Doherty
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It's an easy decision to make for the referees. However, goalkeeper doesn't actually spot him until after the ball has already flown past him. Replay from behind just shows that he's not balanced after blocking the first shot
Goalkeepers make "impossible" saves all the time. There are endless YouTube compilations of such saves.
It's not up for the officials to decide how balanced he was or how aware of his surroundings he was.
The Dutch guy was a) offside and b) stood right by the French goalkeeper (between him and the path of the ball) blocking any attempt he might have made to save the shot. As you say, it was a very easy decision for the officials to make and, as such, the only daft thing is that it took so long for them to confirm it.