A PARAMEDICS’ football match was abandoned — after a leg-break tackle sparked fury on the pitch.
Crews are said to have squared up in the Emergency Services Football League’s first game.
A paramedics’ football match was called off when a fight threatened to break out (stock photo)Credit: Alamy
A witness said: “It looked like a brawl was going to kick off.
“The ref tried to calm them down but had to call it off. It wasn’t a great advert for our emergency services.”
Trouble flared in the 39th minute of last Friday’s clash between the West Midlands and North West Ambulance Services.
A “brutal tackle” on North West’s Rich Thorpe broke his leg, sparking “half an hour” of chaotic scenes.
A Manchester medic tweeted after the game in Ashton-under-Lyne: “You ought to be ashamed of yourselves. Breaking someone’s leg, then kicking off.”
West Mids Ambulance Service denied any fight.
Both teams said the game was abandoned because a player suffered a serious “leg injury”.
Prison officers, cops and firefighters also compete in the newly launched league.
West Mids Ambulance Service denied any fight (stock photo)Credit: Getty
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