The problems begin as Larne captain Liam Hogan is sent off for this clash with Newry City defender Darren King in the 80th minute of the Irish Cup fifth-round tie at the Showgrounds
Referee Raymond Crangle shows the red card to Hogan following his push on King - fellow Larne player Alan Reid is then dismissed moments later for a challenge on King
As the game degenerates, Larne manager Paul Millar is ordered from the dugout
Punches and kicks are traded in the Newry dugout and across the pitch after the dismissals
The Irish Cup tie ends in mayhem with serious fighting forcing referee Crangle to abandon the match with eight minutes to go and Newry 2-1 ahead
The officials struggle to regain control as players from Premiership side Newry City or Championship One team Larne continue to fight
Anthony Lagan, who had earlier levelled the match for Larne, takes a kick at Cullen Feeney
Blows rained down on Feeney as fighting turns into a mass brawl at the fifth-round tie
Stand-in Newry captain Feeney takes the brunt of the violence dished out by the Larne players
Officials attempt to calm things down as tempers flare during the encounter - Newry boss John McDonnell later saying the unsavoury events had "kicked off out of nothing"
Furious IFA president Raymond Kennedy says both clubs could be kicked out of the competition following the disgraceful scenes
The referee and his assistants walk off the pitch after 82 minutes and abandon the game, with full control unlikely to be re-established
After the shameful scenes at Newry the Larne players leave the pitch with emotions still running high
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