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Two Portsmouth fans reportedly spread human ashes on the Fratton Park pitch during the club's League One title celebrations - causing damage to the surface.
Thousands of jubilant Pompey fans raced onto the pitch after a 3-2 win over Barnsley on April 16 took the club up into the Championship.
While the majority celebrated with the players and their fellow supporters, the BBC reported that two took advantage of the chaos to conduct their own ceremony.
But because human ashes contain calcium and calcium phosphate - which kill grass - the ground staff had to perform urgent repairs ahead of the home fixture with Wigan Athletic five days later.
The penalty area and centre circle were the affected areas, with scars visible once the crowd had dispersed, the BBC said.
Thousands of jubilant Portsmouth supporters invaded the Fratton Park pitch after they beat Barnsley 3-2 to secure the League One title on April 16
It has been reported that two fans took advantage of the celebrations to scatter human ashes on the pitch, causing damage to the playing surface
Pictures from the Wigan game showed small patches of green spray paint in the centre circle.
Pompey's players got their hands on the trophy following the 2-1 defeat to Wigan, with the fans this time remaining in the stands as the team and their families performed a lap of honour.
With no more home fixtures, the Fratton Park pitch will now undergo summer maintenance work ahead
