0 an occasion when a large number of people at a sporting event such as a football game run onto the pitch, usually at the end of the game, in order to celebrate or protest --
Once the realisation dawned on the players and fans that survival had been achieved, a mass pitch invasion was sparked, with huge celebrations.
A large pitch invasion by fans occurred following his 100th goal.
The spectators were infuriated by the decision and this led to a pitch invasion.
He was arrested for pitch invasion, but the charges were dropped.
The final whistle sparked off a huge celebration inside the stadium as well as a massive celebratory pitch invasion.
This game saw a pitch invasion and protest by fans objecting to the sale of the ground.
The goalposts themselves were left on the ground in front of the grandstand after the pitch invasion.
The match ended 0-0 and with the final whistle there was a mass pitch invasion by the fans of both clubs.
