An Intermediate first-round tie between Strabane and Stewartstown of Tyrone descended into farce as a tense game reached the end of normal time.
Although Stewartstown would go on to win the game 1-19 to 2-13 after extra-time, with the game already well into injury-time and both sides level, tempers frayed and a mass brawl ensued.
Bringing many more than the 30 players on the pitch into contention, it does not make for an especially positive sight.
All kicked off here in Omagh, 30+ man brawl between @SigersonsGAA & @An_Chraobh @JOEdotie @ballsdotie @bod_uherald pic.twitter.com/0QFMDWhwMh
— Rós Mac Siúlaí (@RosMacSiulai) September 14, 2018
Looks even worse in this video. Bad scenes in Tyrone. pic.twitter.com/r2NiGp3T10
— Niall McCoy (@McCoyNiall) September 14, 2018
After the chaos subsided somewhat, the referee went about dispensing the red-cards that would have surprised few gathered in Omagh's Healy Park.
Strabane 2-9 v Stewartstown 1-12 Strabane number 11 Warner Mullen & number 3 Mark McAdams are shown straight red cards when calm is restited! 69+min #GAA #TyroneIFC #PhillysUpdates
— PhillyMc (@MoysPhillyMc) September 14, 2018
Strabane 2-9 v Stewartstown 1-12 Stewartstown number 7 James Campbell & number 23 Tiernan Rushe are shown straight red cards! 71+min #GAA #TyroneIFC #PhillysUpdates
— PhillyMc (@MoysPhillyMc) September 14, 2018
With the game set to conclude after a period of extra-time, at least neither side had to wait that long to regain their full compliment of players.
Strabane 2-9 v Stewartstown 1-12 Both teams back to their full compliment of 15 for extra-time! #GAA #TyroneIFC #PhillysUpdates
— PhillyMc (@MoysPhillyMc) September 14, 2018
Coming in the same week that Tyrone's Sean Cavanagh discussed some of the unsavory treatment he was on the receiving end of while an underage player in the county, it's not been a great week for club football in the county.
