A pre-season friendly football match between Gateshead and local rivals Dunston was abandoned on Friday after masked men drove a hearse into the ground and abandoned it in the centre of the pitch.

July 21 (Reuters) - A pre-season friendly between English lower-division teams Dunston UTS and Gateshead FC had to be abandoned after masked men drove a funeral hearse onto the pitch on Friday.

July 21 (Reuters) - A pre-season friendly between English lower-division teams Dunston UTS and Gateshead FC had to be abandoned after masked men drove a funeral hearse onto the pitch on Friday.

A local soccer match in Gateshead, England, was abandoned after halftime when a hearse and another vehicle drove in circles on the pitch. Police are investigating the incident, local media reports.