Swedish League Team Being Investigated Over 'Fixed' Game
File this one under - 'things you don't see everyday' as it's being reported a team in Sweden is being investigated after an 8-4 loss that looked a little easier than it should have.
Potentially big story brewing in Swedish hockey: There are allegations that members of Björklöven "fixed" tonight's 8-4 loss to Mora in the Allsvenskan.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) December 14, 2020
The CEO of the team says he welcomes the investigation, which is already underway. https://t.co/jCv6iV4nLJ
According to these reports, members of Bjorkloven's 2nd-tier Swedish team 'fixed' a loss to Mora after the team was up 3-0 after the first period. They would then let in the next seven goals. The crazy part is if you were tracking the odds and betting patterns, you would have seen a huge swing in the numbers during the first intermission:
There was so much money was bet on Mora that the odds changed in unusual ways and the game was eventually removed from many betting sites.
Those accusing believe the players had something to do with the odds and were either betting the farm on Mora or telling all their friends and relatives to throw money against them.
Here's some footage of what took place during the game and it's hard not to notice the lack of effort:
Oskar Stål Lyrenäs reducerar för Mora mot Björklöven. #Hockeyallsvenskan #MoraIK pic.twitter.com/f44bLylSSu
— Anton (@antonj85) December 14, 2020
Om vi skulle slänga lite mer Bensin på elden..? #läggmatchen #björklöven #mora pic.twitter.com/eUUJr3Fj7o
— Emil Westergren (@westergren83) December 14, 2020
Photo credit: Bildbyran/Imago/Icon Sportswire
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