meeting yesterday to announce that Vasco's 2-0 lead in Sunday's abandoned FA Cup semi-final match at White Hill Field would stand as the result.

But the investigation into incidents which forced the match to be abandoned in the 88th minute and resulted in an assault on Vasco striker Dwight Basden will continue, BFA president Neville Tyrrell said.

Basden, 25, was treated in hospital for a cut to the head which required several stitches and was later released after being hit in the face near the Vasco changing room following the game.

North Village club official Sherwin Dill, 44, was taken to Somerset Police Station where he was arrested and later bailed.

Match officials immediately held an emergency meeting in an office at Somerset Bridge Club on Sunday and Bermuda Football Association were quick to call another meeting yesterday which involved members of the competitions committee, whose chairman is Elroy Ratteray, and other executives. "It has been decided that the result of the match will stand because there was blame on both sides,'' Tyrrell told The Royal Gazette afterwards.

"That committee made a recommendation that there should be a further committee that should look into other aspects of what went on yesterday.'' The Association were able to act quickly because reports were quick in coming in from officials of the host club, the two competing clubs and other officials. Tyrrell has encouraged other eyewitnesses to contact the BFA.

Two players, Vasco's Keith Jennings and Cal Dill Jr. of North Village, were sent off for fighting after Jennings reacted to a challenge from his cousin Daniel Jennings. And when he failed to restore order as other players and fans got involved in the incident, referee Stuart Crockwell abandoned the match and took his officials, Irwen Simmons and George O'Brien off the field as further fights broke out.

With the BFA due to host the CONCACAF executive committee meeting this Friday, the latest incident has caused much concern.

The recently established Police Task Force, which has been attending night matches because of violence at grounds, was present at White Hill and was able to keep the situation from escalating as tempers boiled over.

"I would like to applaud the fans who attended the match and behaved themselves and I certainly would like to apologise to them for what happened,'' said the president.

"I would like to applaud the officials and the Police because they were certainly looking out for the safety of the fans and the footballers.

"They were very quick in getting their reports in which this committee used to come to their decisions in terms of disciplinary matters that will be handled by our disciplinary committee.'' Added Tyrrell: "We have received reports from both club officlals, the ground officials and BFA representatives. There were fans there who obviously saw things and I would like to encourage them if they saw anything and wish to advise us of anything to give us a call at the office.

"We are trying very hard to do some things and to have something like what happened yesterday just distracts. Of course that gets the publicity but I would like to think we are doing some positive things.'' North Village will also be taking a close look at the incidents and have called a meeting for Wednesday evening, after which a statement will be made.

"It's not what North Village Community Club prides itself on,'' said a club official yesterday.

President Rudolph Hollis who was at the match and witnessed the incidents said: "It would be remiss of me not to say that I'm concerned about any incident of violence.'' Hollis could not say what action, if any, would be taken against any members of his club.

A KICK IN TIME -- Vasco's Dwight Basden (right) backs out of the way of a boot from North Village's Kofi Dill during Sunday's abandoned FA Cup semi-final.

Basden was later taken to hospital after being attacked by a Village official and Vasco's 2-0 lead was yesterday allowed to stand.