Golden Goal
What is the Golden Goal in football?
How to understand the expression “The Golden Goal”?
What is the definition of the Golden Goal in football?
The Golden Goal, or most commonly called as the Golden Point, is a rule in football that’s used in decision-making to determine the winner of the match. Some say that the golden goal is a sudden death, in which teams have equal scores and they have to compete for the tie-breaker to win the game. The Golden Rule was first introduced during FIFA football games since 1992.
The history context of the Golden Goal:
In the 1867’s Youdan Cup, between the match of Norfolk FC and Broomhall FC, there was a featuring sudden-death rule when their scores tied after a 90-minute game. Eventually, Norfolk FC managed to score a goal after 2 minutes and won the match with a score of 1-0. The following year during the Cromwell Cup, a newly-formed team called the Sheffield Wednesday won the deciding goal.
The Golden Goal is to meet some risk tactics from the other team and adding more suspense to the game.
It usually depends upon the situation if football spectators bite the idea of the Sudden Death. First, The Sudden Death would prolong the game, and teams were guaranteed a maximum of 30 minutes to break the tie. Second, claiming victory between the two best football teams would often give their fans thrills. Third, it exhausts the strategies of both teams on how they can get a fast win. Lastly, the audience has to wait for both teams until the announcement of winners.
It received mixed receptions and a topic for debate when it was tentatively introduced. While many fans are applauding for the new football strategy, but some come out skeptical over the rule’s capacity to enhance the attack capabilities of the other team. After its success after the introduction, the golden goal became a standard for deciding match winners.