Promotion celebrations turned sour when a goalkeeper was allegedly attacked at a playoff match.
The incident happened in the Conference South playoff final between Boreham Wood FC and Whitehawk FC on Saturday, May 9 at 5.30pm.
Boreham Wood FC secured promotion with a 2:1 victory, but the visitors' goalkeeper was allegedly assaulted.
The goalkeeper, who is in his 20s, was left with a lower back injury. Police say he was allegedly attacked by one person.
Assistant investigator Sally Johnson from the Borehamwood Local Crime Unit said: “There were a large number of people around at the time of this incident who potentially witnessed what happened.
“It’s believed some of these people have footage of the incident, having filmed it on their mobile phones. If this was you, please contact me as the video may prove useful to my investigation.”
Anyone with information should contact the non-emergency police number 101 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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