I remember the 1994 World Cup in that match between Colombia and USA where USA had to win with 2:1 scores courtesy of an own goal from the Colombian Andres Escobar which was believed to have made USA won that game leading to the disqualification of the Colombia to the next round. It was gathered that Escobar was shot dead while inside his car days after that game. An action organized by a punter who lost his huge bet because of that 2:1 loss of Colombia to USA team. The idea was that it was the own goal from Escobar that help USA to win and qualify in that game. Although the culprits were arrest and penalized.
In recent times we have witnessed countless own goals from player's in football competitors from the EPL, La Liga, Bundles Liga, Serie A etc which had to change the outcome of a match that would have ended in favour of their team.
Now bringing this to gamblers of today; how do you feel when the team you bet in favour of lost the game due to an own goal from one of the teammate's?
1. Do you get vexed up at the player?
2. Do you take it as a common loss by the team just like other days? or
3. Do you curse the player for that?
Yes, we have a dark history from the world of football at that time. This case has shocked the world of football, this tragedy is a warning of the dark side of the world of football, where excessive public pressure and expectations can have fatal consequences. Well, actually the phenomenon of own goals being committed by either players or the goalkeeper himself, is very common in the world of football, especially in league competitions. It's just that this tragedy became a sensation and occurred during the momentum of the 1994 World Cup, and it seems that at that time the regulations were not as strict as they are now. where there are a handful of people who are able to design match results even in international events. In its development, and as football often becomes more modern, mistakes made by players can never be avoided. There are many factors that cause this, whether it is the difficulty of anticipating a ball that comes at high speed, the player's carelessness and even pressure after pressure which makes the player mentally down.
Who knows how many times we have seen moments of a player scoring an own goal, regardless of the league competition. if we involve betting, especially the team we choose that does that. Of course, it's completely normal for a bettor to be upset about it. especially, if the match result does not change. but I personally don't get to the second and third points, because in a match anything can happen. one mistake can have fatal consequences for the team as a whole. For me, no team wants a moment like that to happen. So, if an own goal occurs, it is something that is beyond our predictions as bettors. Just enjoy it, after all there are still lots of other matches that we can watch and involve betting in them.