THE Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) MatchDay 30 encounter between Ikorodu United and 3SC at the Onikan Stadium on Sunday was abandoned in the 89th minute following fans trouble.
The irate fans suspected to be supporting the home team began to throw objects on the pitch and at match officials after Shooting Stars striker, Ajani Ibrahim equalised for the away team in the 89th minute of the game.
Chinedu Onyekwu had given the Oga Boys the lead on the 25th minute and the home fans were hoping to get their first win in the second round before Ibrahim dented their hope of survival in the elite division, Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports.
The equaliser was however a bitter pile for the fans to swallow as they accused the centre referee and his assistants of bias officiating, denying them penalty calls.
The home fans then started throwing stones and other dangerous object onto the pitch, while they also attacked the supposed supporters of the away team who also retaliated in their own might.
After waiting for 30 minutes under a tensed atmosphere, the match officials called off the game at 1-1.
Followers of the Nigerian league however blamed the match commissioner for allowing the game to go ahead without the availability of 50 policemen as stipulated by the rules and regulations governing the NPFL.
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