Hammarby midfielder Jan Gunnar Solli fools opponent with 'undercover' trick'... then gets booked



Footballers are normally rewarded with praise for showing a piece of brilliance on a football pitch unless you are Norway midfielder Jan Gunnar Solli.



The Hammarby midfielder picked up one the most bizzare bookings in the history of the beautiful game in a Sweden Superettan clash against Degerfors on Monday.

With his side five-nil up and cruising after 87 minutes, Solli performed the "undercover" trick where he caught the ball under his shirt in attempt to skip past the challenge of Degerfors' Lawal Ismail.

VIDEO Scroll down to see Solli get booked for performing the "undercover" trick



Silky skills: Jan Gunnar Solli pleads his innocence after being booked for a piece of skill against Degerfors

Skillful: Solli (top right) was cautioned for performing the 'undercover' trick in the Sweden Superettan clash

The freestyle trick astounded the home fans inside Stockholm's Tele2 Arena but not the referee who cautioned Solli's ingenuity for obstruction.



Degerfors' players were also unhappy with the 32-year-old's showboating.



The former New York Red Bulls player's current side top Sweden's second tier with maximum points after their opening two games.

Solli's booking isn't the first for an unusual act on a football pitch though.



Getting shirty: The trick was done in the 87th minute (right) when Solli caught the ball under his jersey

Obstruction: Solli's (right) trick amazed the home fans watching but not the referee during Hammarby's 5-0 victory

40 years ago at the 1974 World Cup, Zaire's Mwepu Ilunga produced one of the most iconic moments in history against Brazil.



With a free-kick to defend against the then reigning champions, Ilunga inexplicably ran out of his team's wall to kick the ball away before it had been taken.



Former Newcastle, Lazio and Tottenham star Paul Gascoigne was also on the receiving end of a comical caution whilst playing for Rangers in 1995.



Bizarre bookings: Paul Gascoigne (left) and Dean Windass (right) have been cautioned for odd actions before



In a fixture against Hibernian, referee Dougie Smith dropped his yellow cards on the pitch during play.



Gascoigne dutifully picked up the cards and playfully "booked" Smith, before he was actually booked himself.



In November 2008 Hull City striker Dean Windass was booked in their Premier League match at Stoke for unsportsmanlike conduct whilst warming up as a substitute.

