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HebburnMackem said:
I don't see what your initial problem was.

At the end of ET when they calculate the winner they would take the 4-4 and do the away goals count as double in their head to see who the winner was right?

If they did that calculation on paper, it would show 6-5 to us, but the scoreboard would show 4-4 aggy

Why is this so bewildering to some people?
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Because most people don't need a paper and pen to compare the quantities two and one?
 
Has anyone credited Altidore with the extra goals yet?

The OP's kind of right taking the rule literally, but as we know we wouldn't win 6-5, it'd be a 4-4 aggregate draw and we'd go through on away goals. If they happened to score with the last kick of the game the score doesn't suddenly go from 5-6 to 5-4 (though you could argue it does theoretically), it goes from 4-4 to 5-4.

This is why people saying that 'away goals count double' during a game are being a bit naive. Sure they do if the scores finish level at the end of extra time, but only at the end of extra time. You aren't simply carrying an extra goal around with you all the time.
 
I've read the whole thread. This might help explain :-

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I just saw the thread when I was browsing a mag forum to see what they were saying about our semi

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The 4,500 crowd going down (but we're away) bit made me chuckle to be fair :lol::lol:
 
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