This "own-goal" story has been appearing in one location or another on the internet for years in virtually the exact same form. I have never been able to verify that it was true, and I believe it is probably an "internet legend". It has all the hallmarks of an "urban legend" or "internet legend" - a certain vagueness as to the date, the particular cup competition, and the location of the game; an assertion that the event was televised (which gives it an air of authenticity, even though nobody seems to have witnessed the telecast themselves, and no tape recording is available); the alleged use of a 2-nil scoring rule for penalty shootout that nobody has ever heard of, and is contrary to FIFA rules (the adjective "daft" is applied to the rule in every account of this story that I have seen); and the lack of explanation in any account for why Grenada would deliberately try to lose the game by scoring on their own net.
Most curious of all is the lack of a reported final score in regulation time. How many own goals do you suppose can be scored in five minutes? Was the final score 2-2 or 10-10?
It's a humorous story, but don't take it too seriously, folks!
[Edited by giglio on 11-07-2000 at 21:06]
Most curious of all is the lack of a reported final score in regulation time. How many own goals do you suppose can be scored in five minutes? Was the final score 2-2 or 10-10?
It's a humorous story, but don't take it too seriously, folks!
[Edited by giglio on 11-07-2000 at 21:06]
