Temporal goals incidence on football: South American U-20 Analysis

Abstract

Important factor in football is the goal, by setting an advantage and disadvantage among the opponents. Studies have begun to analyze factors that approach the goal, pointing out that it has a higher incidence in the second half of the game. Thus, this study aimed to analyze which period of the game occurred most goals during the South American U-20 Football Championship. The total time of 90 minutes be divided into pre-defined periods of approximately 15 minutes each: 0-15 min, 16-30 min, 31-45 min, 46-60 min, 61-75 min, 76-90 min. There were 91 goals in total, with 60,43% in the second half, and with a higher incidence in the period of 76-90 min, with 27,47% (25). Carelli and collaborators (2015), when analyzed the games of the Libertadores of America of 2014, found the value of 64,8% of the goals made in the second time of game. In addition, when observed by period, found a higher incidence of goals of 76-90 min (25,31%), corroborating with the results. Concluding that during the South American Championship of Football selections under-20 occurred more number of goals in the second time of game, incidence in the period of 76-90 minutes.