A goalkeeper has said he has 'fallen out of love' with football after he was sent off for confronting a fan who allegedly urinated in his water bottle.
Warrington Town's Tony Thompson said the incident at the game against Guiseley yesterday (Saturday) had 'knocked him sick'. The scores were level at 0-0 when he was sent off for squirting the fan behind the goal with the bottle after realising that it been filled with urine, CheshireLive reports.
The incident came in the 61st minute of the tie at Warrington Town's home ground Cantilever Park. It caused a lengthy stoppage in the second round fixture - which saw Warrington knocked out of the FA Trophy - which ended while players confronted fans behind the goal.
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The referee eventually decided to show Thompson a red card and the fan who had urinated in his drinking bottle was thrown out. The keeper took to social media after the game to tell of his outrage.
In a tweet, he wrote: "Today I fell out of love with the GAME! I’ve been called many names but for someone to p*** in my bottle, for me to drink it and then to be told I wasn’t allowed to react because I’m a player is outrageous.
"That person has put me my family’s health at risk and knocked me sick."
A post on Warrington's Twitter account during the match read: "Just managed to catch Thompson on his way back in [to the changing rooms] - an away fan has apparently urinated in his water bottle, and then when Thompson has squirted it at said 'fan' after finding out, he's been sent off."
Guiseley eventually got the winning goal in the 90th minute through Lewis Whitham, but Warrington boss Mark Beesley was more furious about the incident involving the fan than the result. Matlock Town sent their support to Thompson after the game, commenting on his tweet: "We stand with you Tony.
"It's absolutely disgusting to hear what has happened to you at your game and we send our best wishes to you."
Others commented on the post, branding the incident 'appalling', 'beyond horrendous' and a 'disgrace'.
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