The A-League match between Melbourne Victory and Newcastle Jets at AAMI Park in Melbourne turned into chaos after the game was briefly halted as a flock of seagulls descended on the pitch
A major football league match in Australia came to a brief stoppage after a flock of seagulls began surrounding the area of a freekick in the dying minutes of the game.
The bizarre seagull invasion came during the A-League match between Melbourne Victory and Newcastle Jets at AAMI Park in Melbourne on Friday (April 17).
In the 90th minute of the game, seagulls suddenly descended onto the pitch close to where Newcastle Jets midfielder Lachlan Bayliss was looking to take a freekick.
The pesky birds, notorious for nicking chips, seemed to have turned their attention to halting proceedings to the beautiful game as they surrounded the freekick taker.
The game ended in a 2-2 draw, but despite the entertaining contest, it was the seagulls that stole the show after footage of the incident went viral online.
One X user said: “Seagulls love their football!” Another added: “Peak A-League when the pitch is covered by seagulls. Pure, unadulterated chaos.”
Other fans were joking about Premier League side Brighton, suggesting this is more like how their home games should be.
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