PAT FENLON was denied the chance of a debut win as Hibernian manager after his team’s match against Motherwell was abandoned at half-time because of an electrical fire.
Hibs were leading 1-0 thanks to a 16th-minute strike from Garry O’Connor when fans were asked to vacate the stadium after the teams failed to reappear for the second half.
Several fire engines appeared behind the South Stand, housing the away supporters, during the first half and numerous stewards and police gathered behind the structure amid coded messages over the public address system.
One of the floodlights in the South Stand went out after a 10-minute delay in the teams reappearing, and moments later it was announced the match had been abandoned.
An own-goal from Paddy McCarthy denied Crystal Palace a Championship win against Derby to go with their League Cup heroics.
The Palace captain was the only survivor from the side which started Wednesday night’s famous victory over Manchester United.
Barely 48 hours later Palace, without a win in their previous five league outings, were leading 1-0 courtesy of Chris Martin’s first-half strike. But luckless defender McCarthy turned in a cross from Paul Green in the second half.
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