Standard Liege were beating Royal Antwerp 1-0 on Friday night when the match was abandoned in the 87th minute.

Referee Lothar D’Hondt was slammed by Standard's hierarchy for ordering players down the tunnel after he was struck by a plastic cup thrown from the stands at the Maurice Dufrasne Stadium.

The official, who was recently in charge of Crystal Palace's Conference League win over Dynamo Kyiv , was stood on the touchline as players protested a decision when a supporter threw the object at his back.

Players were left visibly disappointed as D'Hondt immediately called the game off with just three minutes of normal time remaining.

It came after several moments of crowd disruption earlier in the match.

The incident quickly went viral on social media - with some accounts suggestion

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