Longest injury time in football
"King football rules the world", as the saying goes, and there is some truth to it. No sport is as popular as soccer. With such a large distribution area, all kinds of curiosities come together. Find out the longest stoppage time and many other interesting things.
The longest game and stoppage time
- Probably the longest stoppage time in an official soccer game took place in the district league in Germany, more precisely in the tranquil Bottrop. In the game between Dostlukspor Bottrop and BW Wesel, there was a sensational 28-minute stoppage time.
- Incidentally, the record on the international stage is just under half. In 1994 the Scot Mottram replayed 13 minutes in the World Cup group game between Bolivia and South Korea.
- The longest football game in history ended in England after 35 hours. It was a charity match between the Cotswold All Stars and Cambray FC. The final score was an incredible 333: 293.
Fouls, cards and expulsions
- The fastest red card in a game is a close neck-and-neck race. The involuntary winner is Lee Todd, a Welsh amateur footballer. He was thrown off the field after two seconds in 2000, since he was kicking off the referee's whistle Words "Fuck me, that was loud" commented. The referee then dismissed Lee for inappropriate wording. Second place went to David Pratt of Chippenham Town FC. He was thrown off the pitch after three seconds because of a foul.
- You don't want to believe it, but it can be done even faster, not at the start of the game, but when you are substituted on. Keith Gillespie of Sheffield United and Walter Boyd of Welsh club Swansea City both saw the red card after zero seconds. Both were substituted on in their respective games, and before the referee could whistle again, they committed an assault and were thrown off the pitch.
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- The number of most red cards in a game is also very curious. In the match between CA Claypole and Victoriano Arenas in the Argentine fifth division, the referee dealt a whopping 36 red cards. 36 red cards with 22 players on the field? Yes, that works: When the situation on the field became more and more heated and a pack formed, the situation escalated. Players, fans, coaches and substitutes were on the field and had a fight. The referee Damien Rubino gave all players, coaches and substitute players who were involved in the fight, the red card, so 36 pieces.
What would football be without goals
- There was a real record game in Madagascar in 2002. The Stade Olympique l'Emyrne lost 149-0 to AS Adema. However, this was not a brilliant performance by AS, but a protest by Stade Olympique. They scored 149 own goals after a dispute between the referee and the Stade coach. So they set two records: the highest first division result worldwide and the most own goals in a game.
- At the international level one could think that one of the big football nations like Brazil, Spain, Italy, Germany etc. would hold the record for the highest score. Puff cake, Australia are number one goalscorers. They beat American Samoa 31-0 on April 11, 2001. So it's not surprising that Australian Archie Thompson holds the record for the most goals scored in an international match with 13 goals in this game.
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