A pre-season match between two non-league teams had to be abandoned after men wearing balaclavas drove a hearse on to the pitch and leaflets were scattered on the floor.

The friendly between Gateshead and Dunston was called off on Friday at half time, after the hearse was driven on to the pitch at Dunston’s UTS Stadium, Tyne and Wear, along with a Subaru, shortly before 8.20pm.

Both vehicles were spun around in circles while leaflets were thrown from one of the cars, at the club on Wellington Road.

Men wearing balaclavas then left the hearse and joined the second car, which was driven off the pitch and out of the stadium.

Game between Gateshead and Dunston called off after men in balaclavas drive on to field and throw leaflets on the floor{ai:summary}<p>A pre-season football match between Gateshead and Dunston was interrupted when masked men drove a hearse onto the pitch and scattered leaflets. The match was abandoned after the incident. #sports</p>

Football match abandoned after hearse drives on to the pitch

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