Silver Goal
The Silver Goal ( dt .: Silver Gate ) was a procedure for determining the winning team in football .
mode
If the game was a draw after 90 minutes , a 15-minute extra time was played. The team that was leading at the end of this period won the game. If it was still a draw, the otherwise omitted second half of extra time was played, also 15 minutes in length. If the game was still not decided after 120 minutes, a penalty shoot-out followed .
In contrast to the golden goal , the game was no longer over as soon as the first goal was scored in extra time; the other team had the opportunity to even out the deficit within the current half and also to achieve a silver goal themselves .
history
The silver goal rule was introduced by UEFA in 2002 and replaced the less popular golden goal that had existed in European professional tournaments since 1994. This new regulation was decided after victories by Golden Goal had been perceived as partially unjust. In addition, the golden goal rule did not play more offensively, as was originally intended, but instead attached greater importance to the defense out of fear of losing the game with a goal.
However, since the silver goal was not met with enthusiasm among players and clubs either, it was decided in February 2004 to return to the pre-1994 situation after the 2004 European Football Championship in Portugal . The last application of the silver goal rule for the time being was in the semifinals of the 2004 European Championship between Greece and the Czech Republic , which was decided by a goal in the 105th (+1) minute by Traianos Dellas for Greece.
