Football match abandoned due to larceny, poor lighting

The second annual Stag Beer Super XVI knockout football championships suffered its first unwanted incident as match-day three at the Grove Community ground was abandoned due to poor lighting and an instance of petty larceny.

With 22 minutes already contested in the opening fixture between Soesdyke Falcons and Pouderoyen FC, the officials were forced to leave the playing area after power to one of the mobile lighting towers was non-existent, rending a portion of the field dark.

The subsequent departure of the officials to the dressing area,