A SCOTTISH League Cup match between Greenock Morton and Motherwell was halted for over five minutes after police were called in to deal with clashes in a stand.
Extra time was held up for over five minutes at Cappielow with sister paper the Greenock Telegraph reporting that Motherwell fans were clashing with stewards and police.
Police reinforcements now sprinting round track to deal with trouble in Motherwell end. Ref stops game pic.twitter.com/mFiBaP2Yjd
— Scott Mullen (@scottmullen87) September 22, 2015
Morton tweeted: "Ref has stopped the game as police charge to the Motherwell supporters."
Two minutes later while posting a picture of police officers standing in front of a group of fans, Morton tweeted: "Not sure what is going on but game still delayed."
Not sure what is going on but game still delayed. pic.twitter.com/kb91WOZ6Uh
— Greenock Morton (@Morton_FC) September 22, 2015
The Scottish Championship club sealed a 3-2 victory over their Scottish Premiership opponents at the end of extra time with the help of two goals from Alex Samuel.
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