Shocking scenes unfolded in Northwest England yesterday as rival Blackpool and Fleetwood fans fought on the pitch.
The League One clash between the two Lancashire clubs was disrupted when a home spectator ran on to goad the away followers.
The Blackpool fan quickly jogged off the pitch - but a Fleetwood supporter, refusing to be outdone by their hated rivals, swiftly followed suit by charging onto the pitch, sparking the melee.
Despite the best efforts of numerous stewards, the pitch invader managed to get away from them.
Instead, two opposition fans took it upon themselves to stop him by coming out of the stands and punching him in the head repeatedly.
As the three scrapped on the edge of the pitch, stewards finally managed to pull them apart.
But it then sparked more ugly scenes as a large group of fans piled down to the barriers in the south-east corner of Bloomfield Road and had to be restrained by police and stewards.
Blackpool boss Simon Grayson said: "It was what you expected from a game where two teams are close together, both geographically and in the league table."
Outside the ground following the match, a police horse died after he was speared in the stomach by a metal pole.