Masked males pressure non-league recreation to be deserted as hearse left on pitch

Jul 21, 2023 at 9:01 PM
Masked males pressure non-league recreation to be deserted as hearse left on pitch

A pre-season match between non-league groups Dunston and Gateshead was pressured to be deserted after two masked males drove a hearse onto the pitch and left it behind. In extraordinary scenes in the course of the half-time interval, the referee had no possibility however to name off the sport when the incident occurred, with a funeral automobile left in the midst of the pitch in entrance of dozens of spectators and police in attendance.

Dunston and Gateshead had been attributable to play the second half of their match within the conflict between the 2 native Tyne sides. However, occasions took a weird flip when two automobiles entered the sector – certainly one of which was a hearse utilized by funeral administrators.

The automobiles have been pushed by males carrying masks and video footage surfaced on social media of the automobiles making marks on the soccer pitch as they drifted in circles. Fans have been left gobsmacked by the occasions took pictures and movies as they may scarcely consider what was occurring in entrance of their eyes.

Gateshead launched an announcement on their Twitter account to verify the match had been known as off, though no official motive was given by the membership for the cancellation of the sport.

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