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Brawl forces local football match to be abandoned in Melbourne

Allanah Sciberras

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A local football match has been abandoned after a brawl between spectators and players broke out in Melbourne's north-west.

The brawl unfolded just after 3.45pm on Saturday during an Essendon District Football League match between St Albans and Hillside football clubs.

Police were called to the scene at Kings Park in St Albans.

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A local football match has been abandoned after a brawl between spectators and players broke out in Melbourne's north-west. Nine

Vision obtained by 9News showed dozens of spectators and players fighting in the brawl.

There were no injuries reported to police and no one was taken into custody.

An Essendon District Football League spokesperson confirmed the incident today.

"As the incident is under investigation the league won't be making any comments at this stage," the spokesperson said.

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