Beep beep beep!
With the sound of the main referee's whistle, the additional time ended, and the game was halted to move into the extra time stage.
This was also the first time in the history of European competitions that the Golden Goal rule in extra time had been introduced!
Yes, the Golden Goal rule!
It was also known to people as… sudden death!
The Golden Goal rule was a brief regulation in the history of football for extra time.
Specifically, if two teams were tied after the normal 90 minutes of play, they would need to play extra time consisting of two halves of 15 minutes each.
If one team scored first during extra time, the game would immediately end, and that team would be declared the victor.
This decisive goal was known as the Golden Ball, similar to the sudden death rule in rugby or hockey games.
The emergence of this system was intended to promote offensive football and curb negative play.
