redandblack wrote:Thanks for that, but last night in the first half there was a sending off, an injury and the ball was kicked into the crowd a couple of times. All this allowed for only a minute.
Is it too cynical to suggest that 3 minutes at the end of the game adds to the tension?
Not at all mate .. Ive been following football/soccer for a number of years now, and reckon I have a fair grasp on the game and it's rules etc, but this is one thing I've always been amazed at and never really received what seemed to be an answer that truly explains it.
Over the course of the season there are invariably games with some very long stoppages in the first half, yet the added time is nearly always less than that given in the 2nd half.