Toumba match abandoned due to armed Savvidis's pitch invasion, referee says

The referee of the abandoned PAOK vs AEK game for the Super League on Sunday wrote in his match report that he changed his mind again in the locker room and decided that the controversial PAOK goal should stand, but added that he stopped the game due to the pitch invasion by PAOK owner Ivan Savvidis. The league is likely to be suspended indefinitely now.

Referee Giorgos Kominis, who after consultation with his assistant referee had PAOK's 90th minute goal correctly disallowed as offside, wrote in his report that upon further consideration he decided the goal should stand after all - although Greek soccer has not yet approved the use of video replays for match decision making.

This decision obviously occurred under great pressure by the home team at Toumba Stadium in Thessaloniki, including Savvidis storming into the pitch with a gun in his pocket and telling the referee...

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