ARSENAL’S trip to Leeds was bizarrely suspended for 40 minutes because of a POWER CUT.
The game at Elland Road kicked off on time but was halted just seconds later by man in the middle Chris Kavanagh.
He went over to speak to managers Mikel Arteta and Jesse Marsch as they tried to fix the problem.
But, after an initial 10 minute delay on the pitch, Kavanagh sent the players BACK down the tunnel and into the changing rooms.
An official announcement that the game had been temporarily suspended then followed.
The game was halted after Kavanagh lost contact with his VAR team, although the big screens at Elland Road were still working.
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There were loud boos from all four corners of the stadium when the players were brought off the pitch.
Leeds gaffer Marsch appeared to gesture that the game should just be played on.
But the decision was made to send the players back down the tunnel.
Referee Kavanagh then re-emerged with a ball in his hands to seemingly test the goal line technology.
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An announcement was made that the game would resume at 2.40pm – close to 40 minutes after it was initially halted.
There were ironic cheers from the stands as the players re-emerged at 2.30pm – around 20 minutes after they went off.
Both Arsenal and Leeds, plus the match officials, had a mini warm up before play got back underway.
The game was then resumed with less than a minute on the clock.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
