SOUTHAMPTON’S blockbuster clash with Portsmouth was interrupted by a pitch invader.
Saints and Pompey were meeting in the league for the first time in 13 years in today’s Championship clash.
Shutterstock EditorialA pitch invader at St Marys forced Southampton’s clash with Portsmouth to be halted[/caption]
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The fan ran over the halfway and appeared to make gestures towards the away support
The fan was finally caught by security and police
As many as eight staff and police escorted the fan off the pitch
But in the 38th minute, the match had to be halted after a fan managed to evade the St Marys stewards and security before running on to the pitch.
The fan ran over the halfway line and appeared to gesture towards the away fans before a steward in a high-vis orange jacket grabbed his arm when they slowed down.
Other stadium security staff and police then caught up to them, with as many as eight then encircling the fan and escorting them off the pitch and out of view down the tunnel.
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