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To: Petronski
I only meant to stress that if someone leads at the end of the first fifteen, they don't play the second.

No. That concept is called the "silver goal", it was tried during the 90s, but the reverted to the old scheme.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer#Duration_and_tie-breaking_methods
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_goal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_goal
297 posted on 07/01/2006 10:01:10 AM PDT by wolf78
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To: wolf78
...it was tried during the 90s, but the reverted to the old scheme.

At least I know I'm not totally crazy.

300 posted on 07/01/2006 10:03:38 AM PDT by Petronski (I just love that woman.)
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