41 goals assist you, four red cards, and the results are 59-1 and 33-1.
The match-fixing scandal took place in South Africa, and led to the closure of four clubs for life.
Four clubs in South Africa’s fourth division have been suspended – for life – after they were involved in match-fixing, reports BBC Africa.
And it was, to say the least, a messy story. Join here.
It all started with the best team in the division, rivals Matiyasi FC and Shivulani Dangerous Tigers who won their matches with unmatched numbers.
The Shivulani Dangerous Tigers defeated the Kokoto Happy Boys 33-1, followed by Matiyasi FC with a 59-1 victory over third-placed Nsami Mighty Birds.
The results that, of course, opened the eyes of the guild, and led to the suspension.
– These people do not respect football. We cannot allow this to happen again, Mopani district chief Vincent Ramvago tells the BBC.
Lots of evictions
According to the investigation, it emerged that the dangerous Shivulani Tigers led the league before their 33-1 victory and it seems that they are heading to win the league and rise.
Matiasi and Nasami Mighty Birds wanted to put an end to that.
– They wanted to stop Shivulani, so they agreed to fix the score beforehand to stop them, says Ramphago.
Then the matches started.
When Shivulani was told in the first half that Matiase was leading 22-0, they made their move and agreed with opponents Kokoto Happy Boys to “remove” some players and finish the match with seven men.
In the Matiasi match, opponent Nasami Mighty Birds finished the match with seven men, but unfortunately received four red cards.
41 goals in himself
When the referee’s report was reviewed after the Matiasi match, it turned out that the Mighty Birds Nasami’s luck was even worse.
Not only did they lose the match 59-1 and receive four red cards – they also scored a total of 41 own goals.
Nsami Mighty Birds’ trainer was furious.
– We were told that the judge is part of Shivulane. We scored four goals, but the referee rejected all of them. This led to the players ignoring the match, because even though they won, they knew it didn’t matter, says the coach.
Although the results here were staggering, they were nothing compared to the opponent’s meeting between AS Adema and Olympique I’Emyrne in the Magagascan League in 2002.
There, AS Adema pulled the longest straw as they drove over the archenemy by 149-0.