Hartlepool United, Dover Athletic players and life president Jeff Stelling hit out following racism controversy
Dover won the game 2-0 but that wasn’t even a talking point at full time as Craig Hignett refused to reflect on the game itself.
The focus was purely on an allegedly racially charged incident in the aftermath of Dover’s opening goal, a controversial penalty scored emphatically by Inih Effiong.
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Hide AdBoth sets of players were clearly distressed by the incident as play stopped for a prolonged amount of time and there were doubts over whether it would resume.
Afterwards, several of those involved voiced their feelings on social media...