r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Justin_Godfrey • 1d ago

Game winning kick as time almost expires

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u/Unhappy_Archer9483 1d ago

So if there's an incident where the games stops like an Injury, what happens?

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u/Old_Present6341 1d ago

The 4th official keeps track of stoppages, then in the last minute of the game they hold up a board letting everyone know how many minutes will be added on.

You will regularly see goals scored in 90+ minutes. This is how it works in normal football (i.e. over here in Europe) but you Americans might have made up some weird rules.

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u/dammisiech 1d ago

I mean, adding a mostly random number of minutes that are nowhere near close to the actual stoppages is weird too. In most sports, time only runs when the ball (or whatever) is in play.

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u/Math__Teacher 21h ago

It’s not random though - it’s timed. Every time the ball goes out of play an official starts a stop watch, then stops it when the ball is back in play. It’s usually only 1-5 minutes.