The weirdest way to end a game

losthorizon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThpYsN-4p7w

Fr Tod Umptious

That's verty odd

Surely extra time would not be needed as they failed to in by two clear goals in normal time, the game finished 2-2 in 90 mins.

Edit - Actually this was far more bizzare than the video even suggests
Barbados eneded up trying to stop Greneda from scoring an own goal, thus they defended both gaols for 5 mins

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Caribbean_Cup

Anomaly
Main article: Barbados v Grenada (1994)

Grenada went into the match with a superior goal difference, meaning that Barbados needed to win by two goals to progress to the finals. The trouble was caused by two things. First, unlike most group stages in football competitions, the organizers had deemed that all games must have a winner. All games drawn over 90 minutes would go to sudden death extra time. Secondly and most importantly, there was an unusual rule which stated that in the event of a game going to sudden death extra time the goal would count double, meaning that the winner would be awarded a two goal victory.

Barbados was leading 2-0 until the 83rd minute, when Grenada scored, making it 2-1. Approaching the dying moments, the Barbadians realized they had little chance of scoring past Grenada's mass defense in the time available, so they deliberately scored an own goal to tie the game at 2-2. This would send the game into extra time and give them another half hour to break down the defense. The Grenadians realized what was happening and attempted to score an own goal as well, which would put Barbados back in front by one goal and would eliminate Barbados from the competition.

However, the Barbados players started defending their opposition's goal to prevent them from doing this, and during the game's last five minutes, the fans were treated to the incredible sight of Grenada trying to score in either goal while Barbados defended both ends of the pitch. Barbados successfully held off Grenada for the final five minutes, sending the game into extra time. In extra time, Barbados notched the game-winner, and, according to the rules, was awarded a 4-2 victory, which put them through to the next round.[1][2][3]

elefant

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

That's verty odd

Surely extra time would not be needed as they failed to in by two clear goals in normal time, the game finished 2-2 in 90 mins.

I think that was a tournament where the organisers decided a Golden Goal was worth 2. So a win in extra-time was better than a 1 goal winin normal time.

Hammer Archer

What the video didn't show was Grenada trying desperately to score at either end in the last five minutes or so while Barbados defended both their own goal and the opposition's goal.