Monday 20 August 2012

Norwegian international was MoS

John Arne Riise shoots past Malta Brian Said on UllevĂ„l.  European Championship qualifying match, which Norway won 4-0, was rigged to play syndicate.The Maltese international Kevin Sammut turned off for ten years after the UEFA (European football) found him guilty of gambling fraud in the European Championship qualifying match between Malta and Norway 2007th Two other players were acquitted. Norway won the match 4-0, after making three goals the final 18 minutes. Sammut was changed in the break.
But was still obliged:
- A player can participate in a fixed game without actually being on the pitch. He can do it without being in the squad, said the Malta Football Association chairman, Norman Darmanin Demajo.
According to the Malta base was also more players involved.
- I personally do not think you can cheat with the result with only one player, said Demajo.
A representative of a notorious Croat gambling syndicates, Marijo Cvrtak, during a trial in Germany Bochum told him a meeting with three Maltese players in a hotel in Oslo for the European Championship qualifying match in June 2007.
- I would have liked to have had 5-0, but the players had already agreed, saying Cvrtak in court.
Ironically surpassed Malta itself in qualifying for Euro 2008. The Nation gathered up five points behind 2-1 victory at home against Hungary and a draw in Moldova and at home against Turkey (2-2).
Malta Football Association announced on Monday that "the necessary investigative steps had been taken".

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