Trailing 8-0 & down to six players - abandoned game labelled a 'farce'

A non-league football fixture between Midhurst and Easebourne FC and Emsworth Town was abandoned after being described as a complete farce. The match was halted while one team trailed 8-0 and had been reduced to only six players. Midhurst and Easebourne FC reported that the game was stopped following incidents where players were assaulted, resulting in one player sustaining an injury during the encounter. The event has been characterised as a chaotic failure of sporting conduct.