WATCH: 'Bosso was robbed,' says fans

THE country's flagship football league flattered to deceive thousands of expectant fans that had thronged fortress Barbourfields and millions more following the action via telly, giving birth to a fierce debate on whether the match officials who handled the nation's biggest football duel pitting old nemesis, Highlanders and Dynamos were right in allowing the Dembare equaliser to stand.

The decision to let the 39th minute DeMbare equaliser to stand led fans to invade the pitch in an archaic style of protest, hence the match was abandoned in the 42nd minute.

That the game had attracted the largest crowd of 18 177 paying spectators puts into contest the moral blameworthiness of the home team fans in fuelling the abandonment of the encounter.

Highlanders had scored through Rahman Kutsanzira in the 23rd minute. The bone of contention from the Highlanders players and supporters was that Dynamos' Cameroonian striker, Christian Epoupa, was in an offside position when he scored and assistant referee, Thomas Kusosa did not flag the player for offside.

Epoupa picked up on a deflection from Highlanders defender, Peter Muduhwa to slot in the contested goal and the Bosso fans were of the view that Kusosa ignored the offside call.

Highlander's supporters pelted Kusosa with missiles and invaded the pitch. The fans continued with their protests until match commissioner, Edson Nkau, said the game could no longer continue because of crowd trouble.