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TOTTENHAM'S clash at Ferencvaros was halted - when players were unable to see each other after fans hurled smoke flares on.

Referee Igor Pajac signalled he couldn't see all the pitch in a farcical fume-filled situation early in the second half of the Europa League tie.

The action clearly couldn't go on when smoke filled the pitch
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The action clearly couldn't go on when smoke filled the pitch
A murky view swept across the stadium in Budapest
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A murky view swept across the stadium in Budapest
Conditions briefly became ridiculous in the Europa League clash
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Conditions briefly became ridiculous in the Europa League clash
Smoke from flares quickly drifted across the pitch
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Smoke from flares quickly drifted across the pitchCredit: Reuters

And Pajac ordered a brief halt to proceedings - until the air cleared.

Spurs were leading through Pape Matar Sarr's fine goal on 23 minutes.

And it was Sarr who was at the centre of things again - but for a bizarre reason - four minutes after the break.

The Senegal midfielder was unable to clearly identify 17-year-old team-mate Mikey Moore as smoke swept across the field in Budapest.

Pajac and players from both teams were bemused - with play promptly halted.

It cleared within a minute - with Spurs left to continue a testing tie.

However, bemused fans found mirth from the murky interlude.

One joked: ";Better atmosphere than the Premier League stadiums."

Referee Igor Pajac's face said it all
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Referee Igor Pajac's face said it all

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Another posted: "Spectacular better than watching Arsenal match to be honest."

A third just said: "What is going on here."

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And more than one viewer called it "crazy".

But although football chiefs might take a dim view of the incident, one fan claimed it was "amazingly fun".

Brennan Johnson then notched a clinical fifth goal in five matches to double Spurs' lead in the 86th minute.

But Ferencvaros cut the deficit to 2-1 through Barnabas Varga's volley.