“The ref just totally lost control of it – benches were over and there was about 60 people on the pitch.'
Image: Alamy Stock Photo HEARTS’ FRIENDLY against Almeria in Spain has been abandoned following clashes between opposing players.
Hearts, who lost 4-0 to Blackburn in their previous friendly in Spain on Friday, were trailing 1-0 when the match was abandoned. Speaking to Hearts TV, Neilson said: “It was a very competitive game and all of a sudden on the far side there was a tackle from Alex which I thought was just a standard tackle and then all hell broke loose.Reports From Qatar Get Gavin's exclusive writing and analysis from the 2022 Fifa World Cup“The ref just totally lost control of it – benches were over and there was about 60 people on the pitch.
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