There was a scandal in the top football league in Norway. The country's football journalists captured the unusual behavior of "Viking" team goalkeeper Patrik Gunnarsson. The 21-year-old Icelander managed to narrow his goal by at least 15-20 centimeters before home matches against the "Jerv" and "HamKam" clubs. The player did this after the assistant referee checked the goal before the match. The match against "Jerv" was won by "Viking" 3-0, while the match against "HamKam" ended in a 1-1 draw. Gunnarsson himself denied trying to cheat: "It is simply my pre-match ritual."
Viking FK goalkeeper Patrik Gunnarsson appeared to give his side an unfair advantage over their opponents after a video of him moving posts before a match surfaced. Local reports indicate that the goal mouth narrowed by between 15-20 centimeters… pic.twitter.com/rQPF0jn4je — Photos of Football (@photosofootball) June 2, 2022