Confusion at Fratton Park as drone stops play in Portsmouth vs Bradford clash
Pompey were winning 2-0 at the time and may want to thank the operator after going on to smash the Bantams
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PORTSMOUTH smashed Bradford after the second-half was delayed by a drone flying over Fratton Park.
The players stood on the touchlines watching the sky after the remote-controlled aircraft was spotted just over an hour into the game.
Pompey were leading 2-0 at the time and went on to win 5-1 as the visiting Bantams collapsed.
Denis Brzozowski, 22, was in the Milton End for the unusual incident.
He told local outlet "I was just watching the game and started seeing stewards looking up at the sky.
"Then the ref called the players to the touchline while it flew away a few minutes after. It was bizarre."
While hosts Pompey tweeted: "Not sure what's happening here.
"The referee has been called to the sidelines and everyone's looking up in the air. The action has stopped (61 mins).
"There was a drone in the sky, but it's not there now and the action has restarted #Pompey."
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Today's incident comes on the back of a drone causing chaos at Gatwick Airport in December.
Around 1,000 flights were cancelled affecting over 250,000 passengers as authorities worked out how to respond to the growing problem.