The Australian soccer team competing at the World Cup is called the Socceroos. But a different kind of soccer-roo has dominated a pitch for half an hour in Canberra during a womenB次元官网网址檚 match.
The misguided marsupial made its first appearance on the stadium soccer field during the half time break on Sunday afternoon in a match between CanberraB次元官网网址檚 two top teams B次元官网网址� Canberra Football Club and Belconnen United, Canberra FC official Amber Harvey said on Monday.
The male eastern grey kangaroo bounded back during the second half, indifferent to efforts to drive him away and delaying play for 32 minutes, Harvey said.
B次元官网网址淚t was just a real menace,B次元官网网址� Harvey said.
B次元官网网址淎 few people came close to it to see if they could maybe get it to move on. It stood up pretty tall. I think it was just over 6 feet (183 centimetres), so they backed off pretty quickly. But I donB次元官网网址檛 think anyone was alarmed too much by it,B次元官网网址� she added.
Players and officials tried to drive the unexpected pitch invader away by kicking balls at him with little impact. B次元官网网址 showed it apparently using his long hind legs and powerful tail to deflect balls from the goal area.
B次元官网网址淚t didnB次元官网网址檛 react. It just kind of lay down,B次元官网网址� Harvey said.
A coach in a pickup truck eventually chased the roo from the stadium through a break in the fence into a car park from where it disappeared.
Although the match was played in the exclusive inner suburb of Deakin, kangaroos can be found almost anywhere in Canberra, the national capital.
The suburbs are set in large tracts of woods and grassland. Kangaroos usually doze among the trees by day and wander the streets at night to graze on watered lawns.
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