The First Division match between Hamilton Parish and Devonshire Colts was abandoned on Sunday after a female referee’s assistant was threatened.According to one player “all hell broke loose” with skirmishes between players, fans and officials.With the game delicately poised at 3-3 heading into the final 10 minutes, it spiralled into an ugly fracas after an incident involving a Parish player and lineswoman Wendy Woodley who was allegedly abused.According to reports, the player was attempting to take a corner and asked Woodley for more space to kick the ball. She refused and that resulted in an argument with fans and players becoming involved.Referee Robert Hudson apparently tried to calm things down in order for the match to be resumed but before he could do so, pushing and shoving ensued.According to one Parish player, who asked not to be named, Woodley was pushed and avoided a ball which was kicked at her.Woodley’s daughter, who was the other referee’s assistant on the other side of the pitch, also became involved as she attempted to defend her mother, using her flag to wave away the angry players.“The whole situation was really out of control, I wasn’t involved in the match but could see what was going on and in the end it is a shame that the match had to be stopped because it was poised on a knife edge,” said the Parish player.“The corner was being taken and the player was asking for some more space to take the corner and an argument ensued between the player and the lineswomen which resulted in players and spectators getting involved.“The daughter was involved as well and was using her flag as a weapon to hit players.”It is also alleged that a football official verbally threatened one of the players.A Bermuda Football Association spokesperson said yesterday the governing body were aware of the incident and were awaiting an official report from the referee and match commissioner before making comment.Both clubs are also believed to be investigating the matter and if players are found guilty they could be heavily fined and banned.A Colts player, who also asked not to be named, said he was baffled by what transpired in the dying stages of what he said was an “enthralling game”.“The referee was called over to ask her (Woodley) to move but she said ‘no’ then her daughter, who was a lineswomen on the other side, ran over and got into it and some accusations were made and so forth and it escalated.“From there all hell broke loose and the game had to be abandoned due to the threats.“The player wanted to take the corner and there was an argument which led to pushing and shoving which led to her being abused, and I think she got kicked with the ball.”Woodley isn’t a stranger to matches being abandoned. She stopped a game between St David’s and BAA at BAA Field in 2010 following a bottle-throwing incident.She brought the game to a premature end after a glass bottle was thrown onto the pitch by a St. David’s supporter in the closing stages of the match.No one was hurt during the incident.