High School Goalkeeper Handed 2-Game Suspension After Horror Challenge

Pine Forest goalkeeper Cassie Sturtz has been banned for two matches after committing a brutal foul in the closing stages of her side's 4-1 defeat to Pinecrest in a women's high school game in North Carolina.

The incident happened toward the end of the match, which brought an end to Pine Forest's previously unbeaten record.

Pinecrest already led by three when Riley Barrett was played in on goal in search of a fifth. The linesman's flag was raised to signal offside, but that didn't stop Sturtz from rushing out of her goal and launching into a dangerous head-high tackle.

Barrett appeared visibly hurt by the challenge, with the offending 'keeper later handed the two-game ban.

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