During the Kalinga Super Cup 2025 quarter-final match at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar between Inter Kashi and Mumbai City FC was delayed for several minutes during the first water break as a swarm of bees attacked the referee and his staff. (Match Live Blog | More Football News)
After a headed effort by Sarthak Golui in the 28th minute, with the scoreline stuck at 0-0, referee Tejas Nagvenkar seemingly called a halt to the proceedings after he and the linesmen appeared to be swarmed by bees.
A water break was called, with the refereeing officials trying to swat away the insects from their jerseys, and after a seeming change in one of the officials, the play resumed after almost five minutes of stoppage.
After two to three minutes of action, the linesman towards the Mumbai City penalty area went down, covering his face, and he was visibly swarmed by the insects, and the game was halted yet again. The official was covered in a large towel, while ground staff tried to find a solution to this buzzing problem.
Even some fans in the stands were not spared by the insects, and fans, covering their face, were seen exiting the stands.
After almost twelve or so minutes, the linesman was finally able to get up and exit the pitch, while the referees seemed to have changed their outfits to all black jerseys, while the staff were still discussing how to continue the game as the half neared the 45-minute mark.
Finally, after a long delay, the play resumed in the 43rd-minute mark, and Aritra Das restarted play with a throw-in.
In a goalless stalemate with no clear-cut chances between the minnows Inter Kashi and Mumbai City, the bees’ attack was the most entertaining highlight to happen in the opening thirty minutes.
Other than efforts from distances by Nikos Karelis and Tomba Singh, as well as the header by Sarthak Golui, neither team had any look in at the goals, with Inter Kashi라이브 바카라 defence holding strong against waves of Mumbai City attack in the quarter-final round.
