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On This Day in Football: AS Adema 149–0 SO I’Emyrne, Peñarol lift fifth Libertadores

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On this day in 2002, a club from Madagascar called AS Adema set a Guinness World Record by beating Stade Olympique de L’Emyrne Antananarivo 149-0 in a play-off to determine the national championship.

What’s interesting is the fact that Adema did not score a single goal in the game. As utterly baffling as it may sound, it is in fact the truth. The national championship of Madagascar or the THB Champions League, is decided through a four-team round robin play-off. Before this epic clash, SO l’Emyrne had drawn 2-2 against DSA Antananarivo after the referee awarded a disputed penalty late in the game.