League One play-off final DELAYED with just minutes left after technical failure as players have kickabout on pitch
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THE League One play-off final ended up being delayed just minutes before the final whistle.
Leyton Orient and Charlton Athletic battled it out at Wembley 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.
And the players opted to keep their blood pumping having a kick about.
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