Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt on alleged racist remark from crowd in Morecambe draw and game stoppage

Bolton Wanderers came from behind with 10 men to claim a point away against Morecambe but the game was marred by an alleged racist remark from the crowd which forced a temporary stoppage in the game.

The League One clash at the Mazuma Stadium was suspended for 10 minutes as referee Ross Joyce following a comment directed towards the Wanderers bench and the players were called off the pitch.

Cole Stockton had previously put the hosts ahead after having his penalty saved by James Trafford as Bolton captain Ricardo Almeida Santos was shown a straight red card for a handball in the box.

But Wanderers rallied and during 10 extra minutes of play, substitute Amadou Bakayoko struck to earn Bolton a share of the spoils.

In an encounter ultimately marred by an off the pitch incident, here's what Bolton boss Ian Evatt had to say on the players being called off the pitch following the alleged unsavory incident.

What were the problems and the reason for the holdup in the game?

“I’m emotional really. From minute one, the barrage of abuse that me and the rest of my staff and players got from directly behind the dugout was astonishing. No protection, encroachment, spitting and then it takes the worst of all remarks, a racist remark for then for somebody to stand up and do something about it.

"I’m emotional. This game sometimes never fails to disappoint me and I’m even more astonished that the announcement comes over the tannoy to say both sets of the supporters weren’t behaving themselves. It wasn’t our supporters. Our supporters, yes, encroached the pitch to support our team and I’m not saying that’s right - but our supporters didn’t behave in that way, so I was really disappointed with that as well.”

You got an equaliser at the end