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What's an own goal in football?
An own goal occurs when a player accidentally kicks the ball into their own team's net, scoring for the opposition. It's an unfortunate mistake that can happen in any match, as it did for Falkirk in this story. While it counts as a goal for the opposing team, it's not credited to any specific player from that team, instead being recorded as an 'own goal'.
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