Goalkeeper escapes sanction
A goalkeeper for top Swedish team Gothenburg has escaped any sanction despite being caught on film attempting to shorten his goal before a first division match, the Swedish Football Federation (SVFF) announced on Friday.
"The referee did not note any fault and the incident would have merited a yellow card but not a red one. For that reason the disciplinary commission did not impose any subsequent sanction," SVFF disciplinary commission president Staffan Anderberg said in a statement.
In a match against Orebro last month, Kim Christensen, a Dane, was spotted kicking the moveable goalposts, an action that resulted in them moving several centimetres inwards.
The referee was alerted after 30 minutes of the match by Orebro players and Christensen, 30, admitted that it had not been the first time he had moved the goalposts in such a way.
"I saw a friendly goalkeeper doing it some years back and since then I've done it from time to time," he said.
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