Tottenham’s clash against Ferencvaros STOPPED with players ‘unable to see each other’ due to smoke
TOTTENHAM’S clash at Ferencvaros was halted – when players were unable to see each other after fans hurled smoke flares on.
Referee Igor Pajac signalled he couldn’t see all the pitch in a farcical fume-filled situation early in the second half of the Europa League tie.
The action clearly couldn’t go on when smoke filled the pitch
A murky view swept across the stadium in Budapest
Conditions briefly became ridiculous in the Europa League clash
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And Pajac ordered a brief halt to proceedings – until the air cleared.
Spurs were leading through Pape Matar Sarr’s fine goal on 23 minutes.
And it was Sarr who was at the centre of things again – but for a bizarre reason – four minutes after the break.
The Senegal midfielder was unable to clearly identify 17-year-old team-mate Mikey Moore as smoke swept across the field in Budapest.
Pajac and players from both teams were bemused – with play promptly halted.
And once it cleared within a minute, Spurs were left to continue a testing tie in Hungary.
However, bemused fans found mirth from the murky interlude.
One joked: “Better atmosphere than the Premier League stadiums.”
Referee Igor Pajac’s face said it all
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Another posted: “Spectacular better than watching Arsenal match to be honest.”
A third just said: “What is going on here.”
And more than one viewer called it “crazy”.
But although football chiefs might take a dim view of the incident, one fan claimed it was “amazingly fun”.