The National League have been slammed after releasing a statement on the Scunthorpe v Buxton game which was abandoned.
It was the hottest day of the year for most of the country, and it had been a lovely day in Scunthorpe, only to then be hit by torrential rain late on in the game on Saturday.
The match with Buxton ended up being abandoned on the 95th minute due to a waterlogged pitch in a second-half stoppage time.
Scunthorpe boss Jimmy Dean stating that “all hell broke loose in the tunnel” with Buxton thinking they had won the game, but the referee instead made the decision the abandon and made his way off the pitch.
Buxton vented anger despite being ahead in the final minutes of the match, the referee saw fit to abandon the game in stoppage time.
This would have been Scunthorpe’s first defeat of the season, but as it stands it looks as though the match will have to be replayed.
STATEMENT:
Following the abandonment of the Vanarama National League North fixture between Scunthorpe United and Buxton on Saturday 9 September due to adverse weather, it has been determined that the fixture will be rescheduled in full.
The matter was considered thoroughly, with the outcome decided in line with National League regulations and previous occurrences of this nature.
A new date for the game will be announced by the Clubs in due course.
Well… Scunthorpe v Buxton was interesting. 👀
2-1 to Buxton, five minutes into injury-time and the referee blows his whistle. Game abandoned – despite the @Buxton_FC players celebrating as if they’d won! #UTI
Latest scenes from Glanford Park… pic.twitter.com/Dvjcd0Lfg4
— Andrew (@awayonsaturday1) September 9, 2023
It was like this for about 20 mins, the pitch was totally unplayable and dangerous so the game should’ve been abandoned long before. Tbf I think Buxton should get the win, but hilariously 10 mins was only added because of all their time wasting 🤣 pic.twitter.com/KNpNhgQMJd
— Alex (@alex_scunny) September 9, 2023
🙌🏻 Whatever the outcome of this one, these moments can’t be replaced.
Thank you for your fantastic support today.
Your Bucks. 👍🏻💙⚽️#UpTheBucks | #TeamBuxton pic.twitter.com/5oqn5Qyojh
— Buxton Football Club (@Buxton_FC) September 9, 2023
“I went on to the pitch to ask him [the referee] what was going on after he blew the whistle and I don’t think he knew himself. It was when we got inside that he said it was abandoned,” Scunthorpe boss Jimmy Dean told BBC Radio Humberside.
“There was no dialogue, or coming over to talk to us, and he only confirmed it was abandoned when all hell broke loose in the tunnel.
“He said the game was over when I went on the pitch and I asked what that meant because there was at least five minutes of injury time left.
“The game should have been abandoned earlier than it was because we missed a penalty, but the player couldn’t see the ball.
“If I were Buxton I would want the game finished today. I’d want to go in, wait for 20 minutes and see if it dried out. The way the referee blew his whistle… it just wasn’t clear at all.”
This is what fans said with the National League slammed after releasing a statement on the abandoned Scunthorpe v Buxton game…
@mazgaminguk: I’m not a fan of either club but that is absolutely ridiculous
@MillHillBwy: Totally dreadful decision. This is why football has such a bad reputation. No thought for the 3,600 fans who paid out to see a dead rubber. Travel as well for Buxton. Surely common sense says the result should have stood after 96 minutes.
@lukecfc5: So if their game has to be replayed then shouldn’t Chesterfield v Oldham, as that game was ended before the injury time was completed as well due to the pitch invasion?
@christiansufc: Celebrated like you’d won the World Cup. Players got cocky to the home fans giving it big, only to have to replay on a Tuesday night 🤣🤣🤣
@stewart_jones10: Wow what a ridiculous decision that is 🤦🏻♂️
@Jamie_Dolphins: Anything for Scunthorpe 🤡
@Matts_Chat: Gotta be a joke surely?
@froomielol: Mental decision. Hopefully Scunthorpe do the sporting thing. Score 1 goal, let Buxton score 2, then sit down for 89 minutes. Anything short of that will be a shambles.
@lukecfc5: This league is just a circus. The clubs treat it professionally, but those running the league don’t. Buxton denied a win because five minutes of injury time weren’t played, yet the Chesterfield v Oldham result is accepted despite Oldham fans preventing the game resuming 🤔
@MickCordukes: Nothing surprises me about the powers in charge of national league’s 🤡
@Lesley_CFC: Biggest circus in English football this lot….. Completely incapable of applying any sort of common sense or consistency….Can we have our replay please ✌🏻⚽️💙
@andy_cov93: Buxton 11 seconds away from an away win, ref abandons it due to rain and they will now replay the game in its entirety 😂😂😂😂 “it has been thought through” yeah alright then
@Elliscfc88: Absolutely horrendous decision, not sure who’s more sketchy, Scunny’s owner or the National League board..
@jack_biggo: Awful decision. Have to feel for Buxton, pretty much won the game with barely minutes to go and they have to go back to Scunny again
@HarryLime39: I’d like them to release of full list of all the ‘previous occurrences’ of a 95th minute abandonment that have been rescheduled 😂 Ludicrous
@suffolk_lad8: That’s an absolute joke I feel for you guys
@yaboij0shua: Absolute fucking farce. Part of the reason why there was still stoppage time to play is because Scunthorpe fans were throwing objects at Buxton’s goalkeeper. 😵💫
@DaveJoe27: Absolute joke! 95 minutes played
@joerob_96: Nah the National League is something else. Scunthorpe Buxton called off in the 90th minute due to adverse weather and they’re making them replay the full match 😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/xClDLPZzxQ
— Harry Finnigan (@harryfinnigan) September 11, 2023
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