BREAKING | Gunshots ring inside Harry Gwala Stadium after unhappy soccer fans storm pitch

Chaotic scenes unfolded at the Harry Gwala Stadium on Friday when gunshots rang out at the conclusion of the second ABC Motsepe Championship semi-final between Orbit College and Msinga United.

Orbit College won the game 1-0 to qualify for the final and also promote themselves into next season's Motsepe Foundation Championship, but the end of the game was marred by a pitch invasion that saw gunshots pierce the air.

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An eyewitness who was at the ground told News24 that the Msinga United fans were aggrieved by referee Masixole Bambiso's officiating, from where they tried to storm the referee and the Orbit College players.

"At the end of the game, the Msinga United fans got onto the field and wanted to approach the referee and the match officials," the eyewitness told News24.

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"One of the security personnel, I don't whether it was the police or not, fired a warning shot in an attempt to scare off the Msinga United fans.

"However, the Msinga United fans brandished their own weapons and responded with their own warning shots.

"The warning shot from the security personnel was understandable with the need to protect the Orbit College during the pitch invasion.

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"I think there's some who also injured themselves with a fall