{"id":98297,"date":"2023-08-29T14:08:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T14:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=98297"},"modified":"2023-08-29T14:08:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T14:08:30","slug":"non-league-side-managed-by-former-premier-league-star-forced-to-play-two-strikers-in-goal-after-keeper-gets-sent-off-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/sport\/non-league-side-managed-by-former-premier-league-star-forced-to-play-two-strikers-in-goal-after-keeper-gets-sent-off-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-league side managed by former Premier League star forced to play TWO STRIKERS in goal after keeper gets sent off | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A NON-LEAGUE side were forced to play TWO STRIKERS in goal in bizarre scenes.<\/p>\n<p>Aldershot Town are managed by ex-Southampton midfielder Tommy Widdrington in the National League.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/non-league-side-managed-former-840941604.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/non-league-side-managed-former-840941603.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>And it was the gaffer&#x27;s call to have no substitute goalkeeper in his matchday squad at Eastleigh on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>It proved a costly decision when on 34 minutes, No1 Jordi van Stappershoef saw red for wiping out Eastleigh forward Aidan Barlow just outside the penalty area.<\/p>\n<p>With Widdrington unable to call on a back-up stopper he turned to Swiss striker Lorent Tolaj, who came on as a substitute for fellow forward Tommy Willard.<\/p>\n<p>Tolaj entered the field in the spare Aldershot goalkeeper kit and put a pair of gloves on before taking his place in between the sticks.<\/p>\n<h2><span>READ MORE ON FOOTBALL<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/newspress-collage-23611583-1692787971778.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>World Cup hero Georgia Stanway breaks silence on FA airport blunder<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RR-BETTING-PADDY-POWER-football-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Get \u00a340 in free Bet Builder bets when you stake \u00a310 on football with Paddy Power<\/h3>\n<p>His very first piece of action was to pick the ball out of the net as Chris Maguire scored for Eastleigh directly from the resulting free-kick following Van Stappershoef&#x27;s foul.<\/p>\n<p>And it got worse for Tolaj and Aldershot after half-time when Enzio Boldewijn doubled the hosts&#x27; 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Football heritage.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Another wrote: &quot;Aldershot subbing on a non-goalkeeper for another non-goalkeeper after our goalkeeper got sent off is vintage non-league.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>A third added: &quot;Absolutely shocking. All started with a very rash decision from a poor goalkeeper. Embarrassing. End of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And a final user commented: &quot;Just play rush keeper.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/kings-lynn-manager-tommy-widdrington-777984880.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bc252ca5-2371-42b2-b275-515a1cc79811.jpg\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/23684764\/non-league-goal-keeper-sent-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A NON-LEAGUE side were forced to play TWO STRIKERS in goal in bizarre scenes. 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