Football match abandoned after spectators turn up with weapons and masks

By The Newsroom
Published 17th Oct 2016, 15:22 BST
Updated 25th Oct 2016, 15:07 BST
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An amateur football match had to be abandoned after spectators turned up with weapons following a row on the sidelines.

Police received reports that there were children present and people took refuge in the changing rooms when things turned ugly at a cup game between Thornaby Village from Teesside and Wrekenton Blue Star from Tyneside on Sunday afternoon.

Cleveland Police said no-one was arrested and there were no injuries.

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According to reports, a local man had left the Harold Wilson park in Thornaby following a row involving spectators and returned with several others, all wearing balaclavas and carrying weapons.

The game was abandoned at half-time and police have appealed for information.