On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 11:55:33 -0500, Ross Richardson
wrote:

If I remember correctly, many years ago a Colombian goalie was killed
when he missed stopping a goal and they lost in the World Cup.

Go Red Soxs! (That ought to start a OT thread)

Ross

It wasn't that long ago, it was when the men's World Cup was held here
in the states, and his "transgression" for which he paid with his
life, was that he caused an "own goal", and the Columbian team lost to
the US. An own goal means that by accident, a defender puts the ball
in his own goal. It can be a deflection from a shot or a shanked
clearance kick or whatever. It doesn't matter how the ball gets in
the goal, it still counts.

Supposedly the man's assailant said to him "thanks for the own goal,"
and shot him.

Corky Scott