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The Euro 2016 qualifier between Serbia and Albania was halted in the first half on Tuesday following a brawl between players from both sides.
The Group I game was interrupted when an Albanian flag was flown over the terraces and pitch by what appeared to be a remote controlled drone near the end of the opening 45 minutes.
No Albania fans were present at the match following a request from Belgrade that supporters do not travel with the team.
Serbia and Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic eventually grabbed the flag, prompting a melee involving numerous players. Riot police then moved in when around a dozen fans invaded the pitch and players retreated into the tunnel.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">More footage of how things escalated between Serbia and Albania: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=9&id=222025&p=https://t.co/ohIUaVa2ec" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-162706-https://t.co/ohIUaVa2ec" data-vars-event-id="c23">https://t.co/ohIUaVa2ec</a>— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/br_uk/status/522112060348313600" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-162706-https://twitter.com/br_uk/status/522112060348313600" data-vars-event-id="c23">October 14, 2014</a>
English referee Martin Atkinson was in charge of proceedings at the Stadion Partizana in Belgrade and suspended the match with the scores level at 0-0.
