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Referee Burnip Sparks Island League Game Collapse
In Nanaimo City vs Cumberland United at Nanaimo, Cumberland quit after 27 minutes protesting Referee Burnip’s decision to send Kenney off for fouling Foster. The match opened with Cumberland leading, then Nanaimo equalized through Stobbart before play halted as Cumberland players left the field. Over 2000 spectators watched an otherwise fast, clean contest end prematurely.
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Nanaimo City
Cumberland United
Nanaimo
Cumberland
Burnip
Kenney
Foster
Hughes
Stewart Dickinson
Graham
McDougall
O'Donnell
Wylie
Smith
Stobbart Styles
Boyd Mortimer
Campbell
Irvine
Kenney Conti
Hitchens
Milligan
Appleby
Brewster
Harrison
Dickinson
Stewart
Mortimer
Stobbart
Conti
Boyd