buckshot
Well-Known Member
I used to play hockey and remember scoring goals where I purposefully shot at a defender's leg to bank it in.You can't reward players for failing to hit the target or in some cases weren't even trying to score.
Why should the the winger be awarded with the goal just because a defender with two left feet deflected the cross into his own net?
Also, putting the ball into the danger area and forcing them to play it into their own net is as good as a goal imo.