diff --git a/scripts/sync.ts b/scripts/sync.ts
index 0ad4fef..7b80bb3 100644
--- a/scripts/sync.ts
+++ b/scripts/sync.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function parseScore(score: RawScore | undefined) {
 }
 
 async function run() {
-  const client = postgres(DATABASE_URL!, { max: 5 })
+  const client = postgres(DATABASE_URL!, { max: 2 })
   const db = drizzle(client)
 
   const teamCache = new Map<string, number>()
@@ -94,17 +94,32 @@ async function run() {
     return (rows[0] as { id: number }).id
   }
 
-  async function syncGoals(matchId: number, teamId: number, rawGoals: RawGoal[], isOwnGoalTeamId: number) {
-    for (const g of rawGoals) {
-      if (!g.name) continue
+  type GoalRow = { teamId: number; name: string; minute: number | null; offset: number; penalty: boolean; owngoal: boolean }
+
+  function collectGoals(teamId: number, rawGoals: RawGoal[], isOwnGoalTeamId: number): GoalRow[] {
+    return rawGoals.flatMap(g => {
+      if (!g.name) return []
       const minute = g.minute != null ? parseInt(String(g.minute)) : null
-      const scoringTeamId = g.owngoal ? isOwnGoalTeamId : teamId
-      await db.execute(sql`
-        INSERT INTO goals (match_id, team_id, player_name, minute, minute_offset, is_penalty, is_own_goal)
-        VALUES (${matchId}, ${scoringTeamId}, ${g.name}, ${isNaN(minute!) ? null : minute},
-                ${g.offset ?? 0}, ${g.penalty ?? false}, ${g.owngoal ?? false})
-      `)
-    }
+      return [{ teamId: g.owngoal ? isOwnGoalTeamId : teamId, name: g.name,
+                minute: isNaN(minute!) ? null : minute, offset: g.offset ?? 0,
+                penalty: g.penalty ?? false, owngoal: g.owngoal ?? false }]
+    })
+  }
+
+  async function replaceGoals(matchId: number, rows: GoalRow[]) {
+    await db.transaction(async tx => {
+      await tx.execute(sql`DELETE FROM goals WHERE match_id = ${matchId}`)
+      if (rows.length > 0) {
+        // Single bulk INSERT — readers see old goals until commit, never an empty window
+        const vals = rows.map(g =>
+          sql`(${matchId}, ${g.teamId}, ${g.name}, ${g.minute}, ${g.offset}, ${g.penalty}, ${g.owngoal})`
+        )
+        await tx.execute(sql`
+          INSERT INTO goals (match_id, team_id, player_name, minute, minute_offset, is_penalty, is_own_goal)
+          VALUES ${sql.join(vals, sql`, `)}
+        `)
+      }
+    })
   }
 
   console.log('\nSyncing 2026...')
@@ -153,9 +168,11 @@ async function run() {
       const score = parseScore(m.score)
       const matchId = await upsertMatch(2026, m.round ?? 'Unknown', m.group ?? null, m.date ?? null, m.time ?? null, t1Id, t2Id, score, false)
       if (m.goals1?.length || m.goals2?.length) {
-        await db.execute(sql`DELETE FROM goals WHERE match_id = ${matchId}`)
-        if (m.goals1?.length) await syncGoals(matchId, t1Id, m.goals1, t2Id)
-        if (m.goals2?.length) await syncGoals(matchId, t2Id, m.goals2, t1Id)
+        const goalRows = [
+          ...(m.goals1?.length ? collectGoals(t1Id, m.goals1, t2Id) : []),
+          ...(m.goals2?.length ? collectGoals(t2Id, m.goals2, t1Id) : []),
+        ]
+        await replaceGoals(matchId, goalRows)
       }
       matchCount++
       goalCount += (m.goals1?.length ?? 0) + (m.goals2?.length ?? 0)
@@ -188,8 +205,13 @@ async function run() {
       const t2Id = await upsertTeam(m.team2)
       const score = parseScore(m.score)
       const matchId = await upsertMatch(2026, m.round ?? 'Qualifier', null, m.date ?? null, m.time ?? null, t1Id, t2Id, score, true)
-      if (m.goals1?.length) await syncGoals(matchId, t1Id, m.goals1, t2Id)
-      if (m.goals2?.length) await syncGoals(matchId, t2Id, m.goals2, t1Id)
+      if (m.goals1?.length || m.goals2?.length) {
+        const goalRows = [
+          ...(m.goals1?.length ? collectGoals(t1Id, m.goals1, t2Id) : []),
+          ...(m.goals2?.length ? collectGoals(t2Id, m.goals2, t1Id) : []),
+        ]
+        await replaceGoals(matchId, goalRows)
+      }
     }
     console.log(`  Quali playoffs: ${qualiData.matches.length} matches`)
   }