League One play-off final DELAYED with just minutes left after technical failure as players have kickabout on pitch
Charlton Athletic and Leyton Orient battled it out at Wembley on Sunday afternoon to try to secure promotion to the Championship.
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Charlton took the lead in the first half through Macaulay Gillesphey and battled valiantly to try to preserve the lead.
But the match ended up being halted in the dying embers due to a technical malfunction.
Officials paused the match in the 80th minute due to communication issues.
Referee Andrew Kitchen's communication pack stopped working and left him unable to speak to his assistants and the VAR.
The game ended up being postponed for a whopping EIGHT MINUTES.
Both sets of players decided to use the unexpected break to take fluids.
And a handful of Orient stars players to keep their blood pumping by having a kickabout.
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