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Dutch Referee Blog - Serbia – Albania match abandoned due to drone

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Referee Martin Atkinson abononed the match Serbia – Albania due to a drone that flew over the pitch with an Albanian flag. A reporter from The Guardian described the situation like this: “In the 40th minute, the English referee Martin … Continue reading →

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just watched the footage and IMO Mr Atkinson did the correct thing ,players loosing their tempers , this transfers to the crowd , and to be honest if the players and officials lose control over a religious /territorial issue ( please excuse my ignorance ) the referee has very little choice ........let EUFA deal with the teams , hopefully they get hammered ??

Any thoughts ?
 
Having watched the video I don't think it was Atkinson's decision to take players off, based on the way he receives information through his earpiece. Have seen a fans video on YouTube and it does seem that as little as possible was done to try and stop the violence.
 
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