A NON-LEAGUE cup final descended into chaos as a mass brawl erupted involving a man allegedly armed with a fork and a topless player.
The London Cup final between Emsworth Town and Coach & Horses Albion on Sunday saw Emsworth beat Albion 2-0.
But before the trophy could be presented at Westleigh Park stadium of National League South side Havant & Waterlooville, violence broke out in the stands.
Video footage captured at the scene shows fans climbing over railings and onto the pitch in order to avoid the mass brawl.
As the chaos ensued one bystander could be heard saying: “He’s got a fork in his hand.”
Meanwhile, a man appearing to be an Albion player, who had removed their top and looked to be smoking a cigarette, was seen throwing punches in the melee.
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It followed a hot-headed game which saw FOUR red cards dished out.
Addressing the ugly post-match scenes and the cancelled presentation of the trophy, Emsworth said on Facebook: “Just catching up with all the messages received, overwhelmed.
“There’s not a single team at this level that would of got that kind of support as we did yesterday.
“Hundreds from Emsworth came to Westleigh Park and to bring the trophy back to the town after was special. Thanks to everyone that came to support!
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“Shame about the violence that broke out in the stands post-match due to some that just couldn’t handle the defeat and wanted to ruin it for the winners, which resulted in the trophy presentation being cancelled. But that didn’t stop us celebrating.”
Meanwhile, Albion have not yet commented on the violence, but did congratulate Emsworth on their Twitter page.
They tweeted: “Luck just wasn’t on our side today but we’ll done Emsworth, shame about the ref dishing out 4 red cards UTC.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
