I Forgot

I just remembered I have a blog. So anyway, nothing much new, gonna head to church camp for the holidays!

Anyway, here's an interesting footy match that I just found today- Barbados vs. Grenada in 1994. In the group stages, there are no draws, and games ending in draws are brought into extra time where a golden goal rule decides the winner. Strangely, the golden goal counts for 2 (idiotic move by the organizers). So heres the scenario-Barbados need to win by a 2 goal margin to advance.

During the match, all of it's going swimmingly for Barbados, 2-0 up. Suddenly Grenada snatch one back in the 83rd minute. With only 7 minutes remaining, Barbados need to get another goal to advance- the Grenadan players solely focused on defensive duties now. Realizing that Barbados are never going to score, a Barbado(n?) player scores an own goal to bring the game into extra time (giving them the option of scoring a golden goal, giving them that 2 goal advantage they need to advance). All the players on the pitch were confused, but soon caught on. The Grenadan players tried to do the same, either scoring a goal to bring it to 2-3 to Grenada or score an own goal to lose by only 1 goal, 3-2, meaning they still progress. The hilarious part comes now; the Barbado(n) players rush to BOTH goals, trying to stop the Grenadan players from scoring an own/goal. HILARIOUS SHIT.

The worst part is that Barbados managed to score a goal in extra time giving them the required 4-2 win to advance. LOL.