Popular Post MrDuck Posted October 16, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2014 I realise I'm a bit slow discovering this, but.... wtf?! Caribean Cup 1994 - Barbados v Grenada A strange rule was imposed in the qualifying tournament: every match must have a winner. If the two teams make a draw in 90 minutes, then they go to a sudden death extra time, where the golden goal will be counted as two goals. If no team scores in the extra time, then they go to the penalty shootout to determine the winner. 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 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 lol, I don't even.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidlewis Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 video or it didn't happen.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Ive got flashbacks of 10 years+ of explaining "away goals count as double" to my brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I'd like to see this rule in the Champions League. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 video or it didn't happen.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I want this sort of thing to happen more often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhyscartwright_avfc Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Ive got flashbacks of 10 years+ of explaining "away goals count as double" to my brother But they don't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I want this sort of thing to happen more often You obviously didn't watch villa in 2011/12 cus we spent 90% of the season trying not to concede or score 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Ive got flashbacks of 10 years+ of explaining "away goals count as double" to my brother But they don't. As it happens the rules of the Capital One Cup specifically say that in the semi final away goals are counted twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 17, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 17, 2014 So if the first leg finishes 0-0, and the second leg finishes 5-4, then the away team in the second leg win 8-5? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 i meant the way that commentators always tend to say "away goals count as double" but then they add no context, which will be that away goals only count as double if the aggregate score is level at the end of the match my brother struggled with it for years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 So if the first leg finishes 0-0, and the second leg finishes 5-4, then the away team in the second leg win 8-5? Don't ask me! Ask whoever drafted the rules of the Capital One cup (although I guess it's in the result of the aggregate scores being even after two legs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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