Today I watched a live match, and at game minute 81, I scored 3:1, and immediately after that, I got a pop up from Google Play Games that I had unlocked the next level of Top Dog achievement. So I already knew at that moment that I was going to win the game, even though my opponent still scored 3:2.

So I would like to know - at which point of the game is the result determined? From the beginning, and then only a script is run until the end? at half time? As my case shows, definitely not at the very end.

I must say, this sucked out much of the fun of watching live matches for me.