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> Although the Barbadians' own-goal was highly unconventional, FIFA decided not to penalise the team because they were playing optimally under the circumstances
by jl6 4y ago
> Although the Barbadians' own-goal was highly unconventional, FIFA decided not to penalise the team because they were playing optimally under the circumstances.
The right decision. Unlike the artificial dullness of the Disgrace of Gijón, it sounds like the Barbados - Grenada situation prompted some thrilling, if chaotic, goal scoring attempts. Grenada were attacking both goals and Barbados were defending both goals! It sounds like some kind of chess variant.
- notahacker 4y agoIt might have done, for the three whole minutes the sides played that way after one of them cheated by doing this extremely boring and uncompetitive thing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZlqfhLwBnE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZlqfhLwBnE Unfortunately I don't think any footage of those minutes is publicly available But FIFA's been unusually consistent in handing out bans for deliberate own goals for strategic reasons in other contexts, so I'm not sure why Barbados got away with this one. Fixed matches and mass brawls can be pretty entertaining to watch too!
- mabbo 4y agoI wonder if one could create a really fun variant this way. One team guarding both nets, one team trying to score on both. Switch roles after a goal or some number of minutes. Then let's add some extra fun: one goal is worth two points. So how much better do you guard that one? How much more strongly do you attack that one? Strategies would be fascinating.