Spanish third division defender nicknamed 'The Koala' after climbing up goalpost to defend corner

Daniel Nadales.. the koala defender.
Daniel Nadales.. the koala defender.
CD Cuartes captain Daniel Nadales has made headlines across Spain after climbing up the goalpost to defend a corner.
Nadales' unconventional piece of defending clearly wasn't seen by the referee who failed to take any action against the cheeky skipper during the match with CD Teruel.
Cuartes lost the game 3-1 despite their captain's last-ditch defending and the player himself admits it wasn't a pre-planned tactic.
“It was a corner. We were defending and the attacking team were very tall," Nadales told TN.
“The only way I could think to jump higher was to grab the post.

“It was spontaneous. I did not repeat it in the match. Afterwards I read the rules and now I know they can punish you for doing that.

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