AN idiot fan forced the brief postponement of Millwall’s Carabao Cup clash with Leyton Orient.
The Lions welcomed their London rivals to The Den on Tuesday night for a second-round cup clash.
But play was halted early in the second half when a fan invaded the pitch.
The lout initially managed to evade the stewards but was eventually manhandled after slipping on the turf, much to the delight of the Den faithful.
The steward’s colleagues took their time arriving on the pitch, which prompted Millwall’s goalkeeping coach Andy Marshall to run towards the lout and help restrain him.
Additional stewards eventually made their way onto the pitch and the yob was promptly escorted off the pitch.
Fans watching the game at home were quick to lambast the idiot supporter for briefly suspending play.
One wrote on X: “Millwall vs Leyton Orient, you get idiots and you get this fool.”
Another said: “Pitch invader. Grappled to the turf.
“Millwall goalkeeping coach Andy Marshall has come on the pitch to help restrain him.
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“It’s taken a fair while for security reinforcements to arrive.”
And another said: “It didn’t go as he expected.”
One remarked: “The stewards at Millwall are taking their time.”
Another Millwall supporter, however, saw the funny side of the lout’s actions.
They wrote: “We need to sign that pitch invader.
“Shown he is good at escaping his man and getting in the box which can’t be said for much of this squad.”
Millwall fans also took to social media to priase Marshall for his no nonesense aproach to dealing with the fan.
One wrote: “Andy Marshall for Millwall’s man of the match.”
Another said: “Andy Marshall showing Millwall fight right there.”
And another said: “Andy Marshall! Would not like to argue with him!”
One remarked: “Andy Marshall. Didn’t f**k about when he got there either.
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And another said: “Andy Marshall’s done more running than any of these tonight.”
Millwall’s hopes of reaching the third round and mixing it with the Premier League big boys were dashed by the League 1 strugglers in the 14th minute when Dan Agyei struck to score the only goal of the game.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
