Switzerland vs Lithuania World Cup qualifier delayed because goal too big with POLICE called to fix embarrassing gaffe
SWITZERLAND and Lithuania's World Cup qualifier was delayed by 15 minutes on Sunday because one of the goals turned out to be too big.
The two nations met at the Kybunpark in St Gallen but both teams had to wait once a major error came to the match officials' attention.
According to several media reports, one set of the goalposts was between five and 10cm too high on one side.
It was claimed that the imbalance came as a result of the left-hand post not being sunk correctly into the ground.
According to , ground staff worked feverishly to fix that embarrassing gaffe but their efforts weren't enough.
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And that is why they actually had to call in a police officer to help them remove the outsized posts.
They were eventually replaced by a spare set, which matched the necessary requirements to start the game and save the hosts from further embarrassment.
Switzerland went on to beat Lithuania at home with a score of 1-0 thanks to Liverpool star Xherdan Shaqiri's winner.
Shaqiri wasn't the only Premier League ace on the pitch as Arsenal player Granit Xhaka also captained Vladimir Petkovic's side.
The Swiss are now second in Group C below Italy on goal difference.
Petkovic's men have won both of their World Cup qualifiers as they also beat Bulgaria 3-1 away on Thursday.
Lithuania have a game in hand and are currently third ahead of Northern Ireland and Bulgaria, who are also still looking for their first points in the group.
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