and, in all honesty, i don’t think i would have disallowed a goal like that had it ever occurred in one of my games. i once heard protests from a team that an overtime goal had been kicked in by a player who had been knocked over in front of the goal. the shot deflected off his foot, which was higher than his head, as he fell to the ice. i figured there was no way it could have been deliberate, and if it was, it deserved to count simply for the presence of mind and the physical control it showed.
and, in all honesty, i don’t think i would have disallowed a goal like that had it ever occurred in one of my games. i once heard protests from a team that an overtime goal had been kicked in by a player who had been knocked over in front of the goal. the shot deflected off his foot, which was higher than his head, as he fell to the ice. i figured there was no way it could have been deliberate, and if it was, it deserved to count simply for the presence of mind and the physical control it showed.
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