An international friendly between Senegal and the Ivory Coast ended abruptly on Monday at the Charlety Stadium in Paris after fans invaded the pitch in the 88th minute when the score was 1-1.
Senegal - Ivory Coast friendly in France marred after pitch invasion
Referee Tony Chapron ended the match when the situation went out of hand after Senegal’s Lamine Gassama was tackled to the ground.
Monday’s friendly between #IvoryCoast #Senegal in Paris abandoned in the 88th minute (1-1) as fans from both sides flooded onto the pitch. pic.twitter.com/GKNhKswyxe— Oluwashina Okeleji (@oluwashina) March 28, 2017
The players were asked to return to the dressing room as more supporters bypassed stewards and climbed over fences to invade the pitch.
Monday’s friendly between #IvoryCoast #Senegal in Paris abandoned in the 88th minute (1-1) as fans from both sides flooded onto the pitch. pic.twitter.com/GKNhKswyxe— Oluwashina Okeleji (@oluwashina) March 28, 2017
Before the invasion, Sadio Mane opened the scoreline with a penalty in the second half for Senegal, which was equalized by Ivory Coast’s Bi Gohi Cyriac three minutes later.
This is the second pitch invasion bringing a match between the two sides to an end after the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Dakar.
Senegal started its international friendly campaign on March 23, 2017 in London where they drew 1-1 with Nigeria.
Senegal v Ivory Coast was called off today due to a pitch invasion from fans. A fan even attempts to tackle a Senegal player to the ground. pic.twitter.com/bLVFvW4rCP— RedReveal (@RedReveal) March 27, 2017
Senegal v Ivory Coast was called off today due to a pitch invasion from fans. A fan even attempts to tackle a Senegal player to the ground. pic.twitter.com/bLVFvW4rCP— RedReveal (@RedReveal) March 27, 2017