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Holle

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Swedish goalkeeper could face suspension after moving goalposts
IFK Goteborg goalkeeper Kim Christensen could face a suspension or fine after moving the posts to make the goal slightly smaller during a Swedish first division match.

Christensen was caught by TV cameras pushing the posts toward each other, moving the bottom parts inward by a few centimeters (inches), before Thursday night's game against Orebro.

Referee Stefan Johannesson spotted that the posts had been moved about 20 minutes into the game and pushed them back into their original place. However, he was unsure who had moved them and did not take any action against Christensen.

The Danish goalkeeper later admitted that he had done the same thing before several previous games, when the same type of goal was used.

The Swedish Football Association is investigating the incident.

"I have never heard anything like this before, it's unique," the Swedish FA's disciplinary committee chairman Kheneth Tallinger told daily Aftonbladet.

Two-time Uefa Cup champion IFK Goteborg drew Orebro 0-0 and leads the standings with 47 points on better goal difference than AIK of Stockholm suburb Solna. The season ends Nov. 1.

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They shouldn't be able to physically move them anyway, they should be fixed into the floor. Nice try though. 10/10 for thinking on his feet.
 
cheeky bugger, we do that in 6 a sides though 🙂

are they actually playing on astroturf?
 
Heh, he's been doing it all season without anyone picking up on it until now..

And yeah, it's astroturf. 3 teams in the top flight in Sweden have astroturf. Not very popular..
 
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