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Fleetwood Town players have flares thrown by Southport fans miss their heads by inches

FLEETWOOD Town pair Chris Neal and Nathan Pond had flares thrown by Southport fans miss their heads by inches as their FA Cup draw turned toxic.

Referee Darren England had to stop play and stewards rushed onto the pitch as chaos descended at Haig Avenue last night.

A steward removes a flare from the pitch after fans launched them at players
A steward removes a flare from the pitch after fans launched them at players
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Smoke billowed across the penalty area with action being stopped for ten minutes near the end of the second half before ending 0-0.

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It was quite the introduction for former Barcelona Under-21s captain Godswill Ekpolo, who was making his debut for Fleetwood having signed just hours before.

National League Southport will now travel to Uwe Rosler’s League One side for the replay.

The lower league club are likely to face a fine from the FA and manager Steve Burr blasted out of control fans.

Quizzed about being hit with financial punishment, he said: “Stop asking me stupid questions. Of course I’m worried about a fine, we can’t afford a fine.

A steward attempts to put out a flare
A steward attempts to put out a flare
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The match had to be suspended for ten minutes because of the chaos
The match had to be suspended for ten minutes because of the chaos
Reuters
The flares were said to have missed two players' heads by inches
The flares were said to have missed two players' heads by inches
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Southport and Fleetwood Town ended in a 0-0 draw
Southport and Fleetwood Town ended in a 0-0 draw
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"You don't want to see that because someone could get hurt."

Former Manchester City star Rosler said: "I wouldn't say it spoiled the game but it's unnecessary. We don't need that.

"You've seen it at the Olympic Stadium with West Ham and now live on television."

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