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Tom Victor

Sidemen trophy presentation cancelled due to "security issues" as fans told to leave

Fans at the Sidemen vs YouTube Allstars charity game were unable to witness a trophy presentation, with a security issue forcing those in attendance to leave the stadium.

Charlton Athletic's home ground The Valley played host to a 15-goal thriller, with Miniminter scoring a late winner from range. However, with supporters waiting to see the victorious Sidemen receive their trophy and medals, they were asked to leave the ground.

No further details over the security issues were explicitly provided during the live broadcast, but fans had been seen encroaching on the pitch after the final whistle. Instead of an on-field display, the victorious team were presented with the trophy and their winners' medals inside the changing room.

The sold-out event drew a crowd of 27,000, with fans treated to entertainment from the get-go. With just 17 seconds on the clock, Speed wiped out YouTuber-turned boxer KSI with a heavy tackle.

Speed, who travelled to London from the United States for the game, was in the thick of things again in the second half. He thought he had beaten the offside trap to score for the YouTube Allstars, only to be denied by an official's flag before taking his anger out on referee Mark Clattenburg.

The hero of the hour, however, was Miniminter. The 30-year-old scored a hat-trick, with the last of those goals - the match-winner - coming from more than 30 yards out with just moments left on the clock.

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The full match was streamed online, with a peak audience of more than a million viewers tuning in on YouTube Those watching were treated to a world-class goal from Chunkz, who found the top corner from distance.

His goal helped the YouTube Allstars take a 4-3 lead into the break, but the Sidemen came back strong in the second period with Miniminter adding to his one first-half goal with two of the five scored by his team after the break. A number of supporters stayed in their seats after the final whistle, hoping to see the winners receive their trophy on the pitch, but, the events after the final whistle meant the planned presentation had to be shelved.

Before the game, the Sidemen had warned that a pitch invasion could jeopardise any post-match activities. "We will have a trophy presentation after the game; however, this will be cancelled if there are any pitch invasions so please stay in your seats," a tweet from them read.

More than £1m was raised for charity, with donations flooding in over the course of the match. The sum was split between four different charities: Campaign Against Living Miserably, Teenage Cancer Trust, Rays of Sunshine and M7E.

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