Friday’s Championship curtain-raiser between Birmingham and Ipswich was marred by ugly scenes in the closing stages as a fan tried to fight opposition players.
After a tense opening 45 minutes at St Andrew’s, Jay Stansfield fired Birmingham into the lead on 55 minutes.
Chris Davies’ side remained in control throughout much of the game and looked set to secure all three points before referee Andrew Kitchen pointed to the spot in injury time.
George Hirst stepped up to take the all-important spot-kick and coolly slotted his strike beyond Blues goalkeeper Ryan Allsop to secure a dramatic equaliser for the Tractor Boys.
Scotland international Hirst then wheeled away in celebration and gestured to the home supporters, enraging fans behind the goal.
Birmingham defender Christoph Klarer ran over to the celebrating group before becoming embroiled in a melee with Conor Chaplin as tensions began to boil over between the two sets of players.
Players from both teams subsequently rushed in to break the two apart before a fan made his way towards the pitch from the stands.
The supporter could then be seen putting his hands one one of the players before being tackled by a steward.
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