Own Goals: Part Two

The year was 1994, and Barbados and Grenada faced each other in the first round of the Shell Caribbean Cup. Grenada had beaten Puerto Rico 2-0, while Barbados had lost 1-0 to the same opponent. Hence, Barbados needed a two goal victory in order to advanced to the second group stage.

However, there was an unusual rule that was set in place for the tournament. In the event that a game went into sudden death extra time, the winning team would be awarded a two goal victory.

Barbados had a 2-0 lead, until in the 83rd minute Grenada scored a late goal that would have seen them make the final group stage. Sadly for them, the clever Barbadians had a trick up their sleeve. Seeing that they would be unable to score a goal against Grenada who had locked itself up in defense, Barbados did the next best thing. They intentionally scored an own goal to tie the game in an attempt to send the game into overtime during which, they could win be awarded a two goal advantage if they win.

The following five minutes gave the fans a sight that possibly will never be seen again. Grenada, seeing that they were unable to score on Barbados decided to score an own goal as well. Barbados was prepared though, and in those five minutes, they managed to successfully defend BOTH goals to send the game into overtime.

In overtime, Barbados manged to score the decisive goal that allowed them to win 3-2, get a +2 goal differential and advance to the group stage.

If anybody can find a video of the 5 minutes in which Barbados had to defend both sides, please post it because it would be incredible to watch.

And yes, this is a true story.