When scoring an own goal would actually be beneficial!?

Question

Can anyone recall a story about an incident, perhaps in a central / south
America match where due to a unusual away goals rule, a side realised that
scoring an own goal would actually be beneficial and they ended up trying to
score in either net?

Answer 1

I dont know, but this is the only time that a team deliberately scored on itself...lol

It concerns a match played between Barbados and Grenada in cup competition.

Barbados needed to win the game by two clear goals in order to progress to the next round. Now the trouble was caused by a daft rule in the competition which stated that in the event of a game going to penalty kicks, the winner of the penalty kicks would be awarded a 2-0 victory.

With 5 minutes to go, Barbados were leading 2-1, and going out of the tournament (because they needed to win by 2 clear goals). Then, when they realized they were probably not going to score against Grenada's massed defence, they turned round, and deliberately scored on their own goal to level the scores and take the game into penalties. Grenada, themselves not being stupid, realized what was going on, and then attempted to score an own goal themselves. However, the Barbados players started defending their opponents goal to prevent this.

In the last five minutes, spectators were treated to the incredible sight of both team's defending their opponents goal against attackers desperately trying to score an own goal and goalkeepers trying to throw the ball into their own net. The game went to penalties, which Barbados won and so were awarded a 2-0 victory and progressed to the next round.

Answer 2

Mmm,

This happened in South East Asia, about 1998. It was the Asean Football Championships (our equivalent of the Euro Champs). Vietnam were the hosts then, and were the favourites to win the cup.

In one of the groups, Thailand faced Indonesia. The winner would face hosts and favourites Vietnam in the knockout phase. The loser would play underdogs Singapore. Now both teams wanted to avoid playing Vietnam, so they both tried to lose by scoring own goals.

FIFA got word, punished both teams heavily and the final ended up being Vietnam vs Singapore. Singapore won 1-0.

So it was a silly thing in the end.

Answer 3

No, the only way that would happen is if the players put money on the other team, so they either win the game or win some extra cash.

Answer 4

if you want to leave the club

Answer 5

ok thats weird