Female official suffers abuse during Scarborough and Darlington match
Scarborough Athletic says discriminatory language of any nature will not be tolerated
An investigation's underway after a female assistant referee was reportedly subjected to misogynistic abuse during a football game on the Yorkshire Coast.
It's alleged to have taken place at the Scarborough Athletic and Darlington FC game on Monday (2 January).
During the game, at the Flamingo Land Stadium, an announcement warning spectators about abusive language was made over the public address system.
The match kicked off at 1pm, but did not finish until around 3.40pm following two stoppages.
Scarborough Athletic issued a statement in response:
'Scarborough Athletic is committed to upholding a zero-tolerance stance on discriminatory behaviour.
'We can confirm that today's game was suspended during the second half for approximately 35 minutes at the direction of the match officials.
'A number of individuals were ejected from the ground before the match was restarted.
'Scarborough Athletic continue to work with the relevant authorities and condemn discriminatory behaviour of any kind.'
Also on Darlington FC's website, the club said it condemns this incident, and encourages any eye witnesses to come forward in the strictest of confidence.