How many goals can you score after the 90th minute?

Which is the sweetest way to proceed to the next round of the Champions League? The dramatic one! Something extraordinary happened in the 3^rd qualifying round of the most prestigious European club competition. Have you thought about how many goals can score a team in the added time of a match?

APOEL Nicosia made a miracle in the second match of the 3^rd qualifying round of the Champions League against Rosenborg (Norway). The Norwegian team won the first leg 2-1, so the Cypriots needed a victory at home, to proceed to the next round of the competition.

The home team started very well, but they were unlucky to miss lots of chances in front of Rosenborg’s goal. APOEL’s players even hit the bar twice. And it looked like the Norwegian side will find its place in the next round of the tournament.

And here is the answer of the question “how many goals can you score in the added time of a match”. The fourth official showed 6 minutes of added time. APOEL started to cross the ball in the Rosenborg’s penalty area and they were lucky to find the net in the 92^nd minute of the game. 1-0! Giannis Gianniotas was the goal-scorer for his team. But, that wasn’t enough for the Cypriots! Just 4 minutes later, the Brazilian Vander bagged the second goal for APOEL in the match. Happy with the score, the footballers of the home team organized one more attack and Tomas De Vincenti took advantage of a mistake by Rosenborg’s goalkeeper and tucked the ball away for the classic score of 3-0 in APOEL’s favour. That was the last goal of the game and it was scored in the 98^th minute (2 minutes after the official added time ended).

There were also lots of interesting matches on Tuesday. You must also check how the Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad smashed 4-2 Crvena Zvezda of Serbia after extra time. It’s really a rare case, two legs to finish with a 2-2 draw each!

In conclusion, we have to say that a team needs about 7 seconds to organize a dangerous attack, which can lead to a goal. So, no wonder how APOEL scored 3 goals in the added time of their most important match of the season!