stoppage time goal
Dramatic last-minute strike
A stoppage time goal is scored during the extra minutes added at the end of a soccer half to compensate for delays—injuries, substitutions, time-wasting.
These goals carry outsize drama because they come when time is nearly expired: They equalized with a stoppage time goal in the 94th minute.
A stoppage time goal can rescue a match or devastate the losing side.
- last gaspFinal desperate attempt
- winnerOne who prevails
- equalizerWhat evens things out
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
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