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Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall is left bewildered by 'weird' goalpost farce in 1-0 win over Ajax... after the goals for Champions League tie were 'too small by 10 centimetres' and had to be CHANGED shortly before kick-off

Arsenal’s Champions League clash with Ajax turned into a farce on Wednesday night after the English club discovered the goals were ten centimetres too small.

The Gunners, who eventually progressed to the group stage of the competition with a 1-0 victory, had noticed in the warm-up that the posts were not the right height.

Last-minute adjustments were made before kick-off, with further alterations made at half-time, leaving Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall bewildered.

Arsenal realised the goalposts atu00a0Sportpark De Toekomst by 10 centimetres on Wednesday

Arsenal realised the goalposts at Sportpark De Toekomst by 10 centimetres on Wednesday

Jonas Eidevall's side asked adjustments to be made before kick-off and again at half-time

‘It’s been a very weird experience coming here, a big club like Ajax but we had to measure the goals before the game and it turned out the goals were too small by 10 centimetres,’ Eidevall said.