Until the beginning of the 21st century, the record for the most goals in a football match was considered to be a match that took place in 1885 as part of the Scottish Cup.
Arbroath FC thrashed Bon Accord 36-0.
However, on October 31, 2002, the record, which had stood for 117 years, was broken.
Moreover, much more than 36 goals were scored during the game.
An unusual match was played as part of the Madagascar football championship.
Situation before the match
A round before the memorable game, the Stade Olympique de l'Émyrne team lost their chance to win the championship due to a penalty awarded at the very end of the match.
The team's representatives considered this outcome unfair and decided to express their dissatisfaction in their own way.
The club's coach set the following goal for the players: to score as many own goals as possible in the next match.
The match between Adema and Stade Olympique de l'Émyrne
The players of the Stade Olympique de l'Émyrne team decided to fully implement the task set by the coach.
They started scoring their own goals. The ball ended up in the net every 36 seconds.
The Adema footballers didn't even try to intervene in the game: they simply watched their opponents' actions.
The match ended with a score of 136:0.
This “stunt” cost the players and coach of Stade Olympique l'Émyrne dearly: some were disqualified for several years.
We previously told you about a goalkeeper who scored more than 130 goals throughout his career.
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