Goalkeeper cleared to play after moving goal posts
IFK Goteborg goalkeeper Kim Christensen has been cleared to play for the Swedish league leader this weekend, three days after admitting he moved the posts to make the goal slightly smaller during a midweek game.
The Swedish Football Associations disciplinary committee said Friday that a possible suspension or fine will not be decided until Oct. 1.
We are investigating (the case) until then, disciplinary committee chairman Kenneth Tallinger told newspaper Expressen. It has attracted attention and the players want it to be settled as soon as possible because its near the end of the season.
Christensen was caught by TV cameras pushing the posts toward each other, moving the bottom parts inward by a few centimeters (inches), before a 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.
Two-time UEFA Cup champion IFK Goteborg leads the standings with 47 points on better goal difference than AIK. Kalmar is fourth with 42 points.
