Context: During the 1994 Caribbean Cup the game organizers decided to add a new rule to spice up the game called the “Golden goal” if the game was taken to extra time, 1 goal will be counted as 2 goals, they hoped this will encourage players to be more aggressive and thus a more thrilling match
*The lead up:
So it’s the match between Barbados and Grenada and the score was Barbados 2-1 Grenada, if the score stayed the same then Grenada will be able to continue since Barbados needs a goal difference of 2 goals . So Barbados hatched a plan and scored an OWN goal to make the score 2-2 which means they will have to go to extra time, and if in extra time Barbados can score a goal it will count as 2 goals thus giving them their 2 goals difference.
*the Chaos:
Grenada realizing Barbados’s plan, in the last 5 minutes tried their best to either score in Barbados’s net or get an own goal to get the score up to 3-2 to avoid extra time and still win.
Barbados also realizing Grenada’s plan now has to defend BOTH their own goal and Grenada’s net to keep the score 2-2
*aftermath:
Barbados would fortunately able to keep the score 2-2 and won 4-2 in extra time
Edit: rewrote the context to clear up some mistakes
DrHolmes52 on
So many shenanigans become available in footballing tournaments or qualifying.
AlwaysLimpy on
at least they didnt start a war over it
bimbochungo on
Friendly reminder that the author of this comic is a nazi
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Context: During the 1994 Caribbean Cup the game organizers decided to add a new rule to spice up the game called the “Golden goal” if the game was taken to extra time, 1 goal will be counted as 2 goals, they hoped this will encourage players to be more aggressive and thus a more thrilling match
*The lead up:
So it’s the match between Barbados and Grenada and the score was Barbados 2-1 Grenada, if the score stayed the same then Grenada will be able to continue since Barbados needs a goal difference of 2 goals . So Barbados hatched a plan and scored an OWN goal to make the score 2-2 which means they will have to go to extra time, and if in extra time Barbados can score a goal it will count as 2 goals thus giving them their 2 goals difference.
*the Chaos:
Grenada realizing Barbados’s plan, in the last 5 minutes tried their best to either score in Barbados’s net or get an own goal to get the score up to 3-2 to avoid extra time and still win.
Barbados also realizing Grenada’s plan now has to defend BOTH their own goal and Grenada’s net to keep the score 2-2
*aftermath:
Barbados would fortunately able to keep the score 2-2 and won 4-2 in extra time
Edit: rewrote the context to clear up some mistakes
So many shenanigans become available in footballing tournaments or qualifying.
at least they didnt start a war over it
Friendly reminder that the author of this comic is a nazi
Fuck stonetoss, get this shit out of here
https://youtu.be/TbuD-6BbnQw
Excellent video on the topic
Round robin group stage sports with a total goals tiebreaker be like
Why Maserati auto maker got involved in a Latin America war???
# This is from a Nazi comic