I don't know if anyone of you watches World Cup in Brazil but this year's happen to be the most scoring World Cup in XXI century. While I was watching some of the matches I was wondering what was the highest scoring soccer game ever. I surfed the web and I found it!
In 2002 in Madagascar SO l'Emyrne lost 149:0 to AS Adema. It seems impossible to lost 149 goals in a 90 minutes long game but it turns out that this match was a form of a protest. During their penultimate meeting this two teams drew 2:2 but after the referees had awarded a penalty, SOE lost it and it was no longer possible for them to win the title. When they realised that they won't win the championship anyway and that they don't have anything to lose, the SOE players decided to protest during their next game with AS Adema. They intentionally scored 149 own goals. I can only imagine the look on the spectators faces. By doing that, they broke a Guinness Record previously set in 1885 (36:0).
Penalties are very often disputed. During this World Cup there are some extra cameras that help referees decide whether for example a goal was scored or not but unfair punishments or unacknowledged goals still happen from time to time.
:-))) very peculiar record it is that you'e describing. I must admit that I am also astonished with the Brazilian World Cup events, not so much by the number of goals, though as by the fact that all the heros are losing: Spain, England, Germany, Portugal - have either been out of the game or are doing so badly. Some people say it is because of the climate, but I am not convinced. Anyway it is fun to watch, say, the struggle of Italians with Costa Ricans. At least something is really going on!
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