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Fan pleads guilty of pitch invasion during London derby Fan fined for taking free-kick during West Ham-Spurs clash
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A football fan faces a fine and a ban from matches for running on to a pitch and taking a free kick during a Premier League game. A football fan who ran on to the pitch and took a free-kick during a Premier League game "bent it like Beckham", a judge has told a court.
Jordan Dunn, 22, from Dover in Kent pleaded guilty to invading the pitch during a match between West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur in August. Jordan Dunn, 22, of Dover, admitted invading the pitch during the West Ham-Tottenham Hotspur derby last month.
He apologised in court for what he called a "moment of madness". Fining Dunn £305 for his drunken "moment of madness", District Judge Gareth Branston said: "Regrettably it was about 30mph slower than Beckham."
He admitted drinking about six beers before the match, but denied being a hooligan or thug. Dunn told police it was his dream to "run on the pitch and kick the ball".
Dunn told police after he was arrested he had been a West Ham fan since he was a boy and it had always been a dream to "run on the pitch and kick the ball", the court heard. He apologised in court for invading the pitch.
The judge said he had seen footage of the incident on YouTube and asked Dunn: "Were you intending to take the free kick?" 'Small mercy'
Dunn replied: "No. All I was going to do was run and as I was running I just saw the ball there so I thought I would just kick it." Dunn, who has been a West Ham fan since he was a boy, denied being a hooligan or thug.
Dunn's shot was saved by West Ham's Spanish goalkeeper Adrian San Miguel del Castillo. Passing sentence at Thames Magistrates' Court in east London, District Judge Gareth Branston said: "You had consumed alcohol and your stride pattern was a bit out of kilter, but to borrow a phrase you did bend it like Beckham.
He pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 4 of the Football Offences Act 1991, which says it is an offence to go on to the playing area without lawful authority or excuse. The judge said the effort was "easily" saved by the West Ham goalkeeper, but referred to Christian Eriksen's subsequent free kick from the same spot, saying: "I understand that the professional footballer who followed you did not do any better."
The judge will pass sentence later. He also said it was a "small mercy" that Dunn had "decided to remain fully clothed".
The judge decided not to impose a football banning order called for by the prosecution, saying he was taking into account Dunn's previous good character,
Dunn admitted a charge under Section 4 of the Football Offences Act 1991, which says it is an offence to go on to the playing area without lawful authority or excuse.