There were bizarre scenes in the English Football League on Sunday afternoon as one of the goals at Hull City's MKM Stadium needed to be readjusted with a saw ahead of their Championship fixture against Birmingham City.
The 3pm kick-off was delayed by 20 minutes so two inches could be taken off the two posts - believed to be propping up the goal at the South Stand - to bring them down to the regulation eight-foot height. Match officials checked the goal's original size with a tape measure ahead of the fixture and an electric saw was brought out to make the necessary changes.
Complicating matters further, goal-line technology system Hawk-Eye needed to be recalibrated, which contributed to the 20-minute hold-up. The unusual incident came on the same afternoon there was a sizeable delay in the Premier League fixture between Leeds United and Arsenal due to a power issue at Elland Road which impacted referee communications.
