Eurocup stories: the ephemeral existence of the Golden Goal and Silver Goal

All football competitions have evolved in their format over time, including the Eurocup. But not all of them have had the desired impact and were quickly withdrawn from all international competitions. This was the case of the so-called Golden Goal and Silver Goal, which were only present in football for a decade.The rule said that the Golden Goal would determine a winner of a match when, during the overtime, the overtime, a team scores a goal. Automatically the match ended and the remaining added time was not played. The Silver Goal was imposed after criticism of the Golden Goal by teams and national teams, since it promoted a much more defensive football. This Silver Goal occurred during the first half of overtime. If a team managed to score in the first 15 minutes of addition, the match would end if, after reaching the 15th minute, the opposing team had not managed to tie, it was a controversial rule that did not have much acceptance, since it was considered that they did not play in favor of the show and punishing the losing teams too much. We only have to remember the resolution of the UEFA final of 200-2001 when Alavés ended up losing to Liverpool 5-4 after a Golden Goal by Delfí Geli at own goal. They had these new rules in international competitions, which resulted in the disappearance of both after the 2004 European Championship held in Portugal. Here the last Silver Goal in history was scored, the work of the Greek Dellas against the Czech Republic in the semifinals. The Golden Goal had two internationally famous moments:The first was in the final of Euro 96 and the second, four years later, also in the final of Euro 2000. Just implement the system, during the Euro 96 held in England, the Golden Goal did not appeared until the grand finale. Germany faced a young Czech Republic that had managed to make a great championship with such outstanding players as Nedved, Poborsky or Patrik Berger. The regulation 90 minutes ended in a draw at 1 after Berger’s goals for the Czech Republic from penalties, and Oliver Bierhoff for the Germans. The game, already in overtime, was opted for the German National Team in the most cruel way. With only 5 minutes elapsed of added time, the German striker grabbed a ball in the large area and, on the turn, fired, with the misfortune that it bounced off a defender and goalkeeper Petr Kouba failed to save. is that Oliver Bierghoff was on the verge of not being called up with Germany, and it was his wife who convinced coach Berti Vogts to call him up.David Trezeguet The second time the Golden Goal shone was at the next round of the European Championship 2000. Held in the Netherlands, the recent World Champion, France, met with the Italy of Cannavaro, Nesta, Totti and company. Delvecchio put the Italians ahead with a goal at the beginning of the second half. France, with stars like Thuram, Blanc, Zidane or Thierry Henry, had chances to tie, but it was in 94, when all seemed lost, Sylvain Wiltord tied the game that sentenced him to extra time. In the 103rd minute, David Trezeguet got the second, and the last, Golden Goal in the history of the European Championship.After this competition, there was no more Golden Goal. FIFA withdrew the rule in 2004 and returned to the usual system of playing 30 minutes of added time.