A 10-man Ethiopian side held the defending champions, Zambia, to 1-1 draw in their Group C game in Nelspruit, South Africa on Monday evening in the 2013 African Cup of Nations.
The game was however marred in the first half by an on-field situation, which sparked poor behaviour from the visiting Ethiopian fans at the Mbombela Stadium.
In the 31st minute of the match, poor defending from Ethiopia allowed Chisamba Lungu to break through but under pressure from goalkeeper Tassew, he lobbed wide.
The pair clattered into each other with the keeper leading into the professional foul with his studs up in a dangerous fashion.
Both players then fell to the ground and medical assistance soon arrived.
The keeper stayed down for some time, with the Gabonese referee waiting for him to make his recovery before showing him a red card.
The player was helped off the pitch with a stretcher and as he was lifted off the ground, the ref showed him his marching orders.
In response to that decision, the numerous Ethiopian fans in the stadium began booing the referee and throwing objects such as mini flags, vuvuzelas and other small items onto the pitch.
The official was forced to wait for the fans to calm down before clearing the outskirts of the pitch and restarting the match.
The misbehaviour of the Wayla Antelope supporters is likely to gain the attention of the Confederation of African Football, that will no doubt decide to punish the Ethiopian national team for their fans behaviour.
At half time in the match, the score stood at 1-0 in favour of the defending AFCON champions, Zambia, thanks to a goal from Collins Mbesuma.
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