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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Ricky Charlesworth

Oldham relegated as final minutes played behind closed doors amid pitch invasion protest

Oldham Athletic have been relegated to the National League in chaotic fashion on a day when their fixture against Salford ended behind closed doors.

Hundreds of Oldham fans stormed the pitch at Boundary Park with 11 minutes of the game remaining forcing it to be considerably delayed after it was suspended by the match officials. The home side were 2-1 down at the time, and with Barrow and Stevenage winning they were heading for relegation from League Two.

Pockets of supporters entered the pitch and the unsavoury scenes saw fans protest against the club's demise under owner Abdallah Lemsagam. A huge banner saying 'get out of our club' was held aloft with stewards and police attempting to remove the protestors .

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