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Gareth Fullerton

Ballymena Utd stadium announcer jokingly appeals for a plumber after sprinkler system goes off

Ballymena United 's stadium announcer couldn't resist a wee joke after a sprinkler system went off during Thursday night's clash with Malmo.

It happened in the second half of the .

The sudden water explosion close to the Malmo goalmouth forced a short delay in the game as visiting goalkeeper Dusan Melincharek tried to deal with the wet situation.

And as the players, officials and fans waited for the leak to be resolved, Showgrounds announcer Davy King joked: "Is there a plumber in the house?"

It brought some welcome cheer to the Sky Blues fans whose side were losing 2-0 at the time, and 9-0 on aggregate.

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