A teenager claimed he was waiting for food and not involved in a violent incident at a football match in October, a court heard.

The football game between the Wolves and Paget Lions at the Devonshire Recreation Club on October 28 last year had to be stopped after a large group of youths armed with machetes, clubs and rocks are said by prosecutors to have had a standoff with Police and spectators.

The only person charged in the incident was Sanchey Kijuan Grant, 16, who denies possessing an offensive weapon in the form of stones and rocks and behaving in a violent manner.

He had also been charged with being armed with two rocks in a manner that would cause terror, however, yesterday in Magistrate's Court, the prosecution offered no evidence against this charge.

And yesterday the 16-year-old Educational Centre student took to the stand in his defence, claiming he was not wearing black as had been described by PC David Harris nor was he taking part in the incident.

He said: "I went to the football game on my sister's blue bike. I parked my bike at my friend's yard and walked to the game.

"I had on a red top with designs on it, blue jeans and white Reeboks. I went to eat food on the southern side of the bleachers and was waiting at the canteen."

Grant, of North Shore Road, Hamilton, said he never got his food, as the incident broke out, but his friend did and once everything settled down they left the field through the Western entrance.

During Grant's trial, which began on January 8, PC Harris said he was on duty with P.c. Miguel Medford when he spotted 15 men, aged around 17 to 20, enter through the Frog Lane gate on motorcycles. All were wearing black.

PC Harris said about five of the group spoke to two men sitting close to the officers, left and returned on foot five minutes later armed with machetes and stones heading for the same two fans.

He claimed he "clearly recognised" Grant, who he had met before in his duties, and saw two stones in his hands.

On the stand yesterday, Grant admitted to knowing PC Harris and also seeing him at the game, but that it was when he was waiting in the canteen line.

Also taking the stand in Grant's defence was Sharifa Crockwell who was a member of the Lady Cougars, which was supposed to play following the Wolves vs. Lions' match.

She said she saw Grant from above the bar, waiting in the canteen line and he had been wearing a red shirt and blue jeans.

Crown Counsel Nicole Smith challenged her about the distance to which Ms Crockwell said it wasn't several hundred feet.

Finally Julie Walker, a family friend, said she had seen Grant before the game wearing his red top and jeans and later that evening, but couldn't say if he had actually gone to the game.

Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo adjourned the trial until March 3 and extended Grant's bail of $5,000 with two sureties.