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Referee hospitalised in English non-league cup final after fuming fan invaded pitch and attacked official

A REFEREE was hospitalised after being attacked by a crazed fan who ran on the pitch during an English non-league cup final.

Bill Pashby was in charge of the Wednesday night clash between Eastway Sports and Goal Sports in Trophy Trader League Trophy final.

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Eastway Sports were 2-1 down and had lost two players to red cards in the spicy affair when a spectator burst over the security rail and bundled the ref over.

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Police and an ambulance were called to the Pickering Town ground in Scarborough to help the stricken official.

Scarborough News tweeted that the referee was taken away on a stretcher after the attack.

 

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Pashby was confirmed to have suffered a shoulder injury as a result of the incident.

Scarborough & District Saturday League chairman Alan Burnett told The Scarborough News: "That was a very, very sad end to a cup final.

"We condemn this behaviour as a league, there's no place for actions like this at any level of football, let alone grassroots leagues."

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