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Mark Walker

Lee Erwin caught in ugly scenes during Beirut title decider as his late winner sparks pitch invasion

Scottish striker Lee Erwin was caught up in a terrifying riot in the Middle East after he scored in a title decider in Lebanon that was abandoned after fans stormed the pitch and attacked the officials.

The Scottish Premiership journeyman, who has spells with Motherwell, Kilmarnock, St Mirren and Ross County, is now playing his football in Beirut for Al-Ahed and he scored the crucial goal to put his side 3-2 up in the in a winner-takes-all title clash with Al-Ansar. The match was ordered to be refereed by officials who jetted in from Oman because of the poor standard of officials in Lebanon and was played at the neutral venue of Jounieh, with only 1,500 fans allowed in.

But the game soon descended into farce after ref Khaled Al Qusai disallowed a goal because of offside. The match was held up for 14 minutes after fans protested and started throwing missiles.

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