The African Cup of Nations semi-final between Ghana and Equatorial Guinea ended in ugly circumstances, after the match was suspended for the closing stages due to crowd trouble in Malabo.
The Black Cats’ fans were forced to leave the stands, during a 30 minute suspension, and take refuge behind one of the goals after seemingly being pelted with objects from rival supporters with Ghana leading 3-0.
Bottles could be seen scattered across the running track which surrounded the pitch.
The referee stopped the match and the players were left waiting in the middle of the pitch to find out if play would resume, with the Equatorial Guinea players pleading with their fans to calm down.
A helicopter was forced to intervene in an attempt to disperse the Guinea supporters.
Ghana had been set to seal a place in the final against Ivory Coast after a penalty from Jordan Ayew and a Wakaso Mubarak strike at the end of the first half and a tap-in from Andre Ayew in the second.
Plenty of fans left the stadium as the suspension dragged on without abandonment.
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