A match in Wales' flagship league had to be postponed on Saturday afternoon - because of a kit clash!
The JD Cymru Premier clash between Cardiff Met and Cefn Druids was called off just minutes before kick-off when the referee decided he couldn't distinguish between the two teams.
Cardiff Met, third in the table and who recently played in the Europa League, play in dark red and were the home team.
Yet for some unfathomable reason the Druids, who normally play in black and white, chose to come down from north Wales with their second choice kit instead - which happens to be red.
Referee Gavin Townsend decided the match could not go ahead in those circumstances and told the teams during the warm-up it was being called off.
It comes as an embarrassment to the league, with Sky Sports presenters and pundits mocking what happened on the Saturday afternoon show.
Anchor man Jeff Stelling, with disbelieving look, chided: "Something I've never seen before has happened. The game has been postponed.... due to a kit clash."
In the studio ex-Arsenal and England star Paul Merson, who has actually played in the Welsh League for Maesteg Park, could be heard shouting 'What? Noooo.'
He then says: "Someone has got to have bibs, or just turn the shirts inside out."
Stelling then has the final word with "How soft are you in the League of Wales? Get those shirts off, get that game on. I've never heard of game being called off for this, not at that level."
The two clubs each have pedigree. Cardiff Met were involved in European football just a few weeks ago, while Cefn Druids are the oldest club in Wales and themselves featured in the Europa League last season.
Cardiff Met were obviously completely innocent parties in the whole affair, yet have ended up out of pocket, with refereeing and security costs still having to be paid.
They are understandably baffled as to why Cefn Druids came down with their second kit, knowing full well Cardiff Met play in a similar colour.
Druids travelled back north immediately upon learning of the referee's decision, a seven and a half hour round trip. Some of their fans, who come from further afield, had to make 10-hour round trips for a game that didn't take place.
Cardiff Met manager Christian Edwards, the former Wales and Swansea City defender, addressed the controversy in a dignified manner, saying it had to be viewed as 'an honest mistake' by Druids.
The referee asked if Cardiff Met could play in their away kit which is white, but that strip was in Edwards' own garage at home and couldn't be fetched in time for kick-off.
"We did everything we could, but it would have taken at least an hour to get back, pick up the kit and bring it to the ground. It would have been impossible to do that in time," explained Edwards.
"It's incredibly frustrating and disappointing for us. We're the home team and everyone knows we wear maroon. We have to view it as an honest mistake from Cefn Druids."
Edwards came through as a teenage centre-back with Swansea in the mid 1990s and also played for Wales against Switzerland at senior level, as well as a number of other clubs who include Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace and Bristol Rovers.
He admitted: "I'm 44 this year, have been involved in football since I was 16, and I have never come across something like this before.
"I feel sorry for the supporters who turned up. Some of the Cefn Druid fans had five hour journeys down here."
Edwards feels the match could still have gone ahead, pointing to a 3-1 win they had against Llanelli earlier this year when the visitors also turned up in red kit.
The game was even played at night, making it more difficult to see, but on that occasion the referee decreed it was okay to play the fixture.
However, Edwards conceded "We abide by the rules" after Saturday's official decided to postpone the match.
League officials say the fixture has been rearranged for November 23.
While Cefn Druids travelled straight home, the frustrated Cardiff Met players and coaching staff decided to have a training session instead of the game.
Edwards has done a magnificent job in charge of the college team, taking them on a fairtytale adventure into the Europa League this season.
Cardiff Met are chasing down Barry and TNS at the top of the JD Cymru Premier and were keen to keep up the pressure with victory over the Druids.
