Anybody watching soccer, a question....

[midtnvol]

I was watching the USA Womens' team play Columbia. USA was up 3-0 a couple of minutes into the 2nd period then they added 3 minutes to the clock then stopped the game. What gives?

[ReVOLver]

Injury time. The clock doesn't stop in soccer so they keep up with the time that is wasted for injuries and add it back at the end.

[midtnvol]

OK. Why did they stop the game with most of the second period left. Did Columbia do the equivelent of throwing in the towel?

[ReVOLver]

OK. Why did they stop the game with most of the second period left. Did Columbia do the equivelent of throwing in the towel?

I didn't watch it so I don't know.

[midtnvol]

I think I figured it out. I thought it was the second period and it was actually the time just put back on the clock. That"s what I get for trying to watch something I don't know anything about.

[BanditVol]

The clock runs UP in soccer.   So if it says 88, that means there is actually 2 minutes left in the game, not 88 to go.

Did that help?

[midtnvol]

The clock runs UP in soccer.   So if it says 88, that means there is actually 2 minutes left in the game, not 88 to go.

Did that help?

The game ended with 3 something on the clock and running up as you said but the period said "2". I think the second period was actually over except for the injury time like revolver mentioned. I watched the same thing happen in the GBR- Cameroon game and I guess I wasn't paying too close attention since soccer bores the living hell out of me. Now I'm watching USA Womens volleyball vs Korea. This is more interesting.

[BigOrange Maniac]

The US/Korea volleyball game was pretty entertaining to start, at least. I had to leave at 6-6 bug DVR'd the rest to watch tonight. Soccer, OTOH, may be the most useless sport known to man. Well, next to golf.