An amateur football match in Bristol had to called off midway through after an underground pipe burst and the pitch became waterlogged.

The Bristol Manor Farm football ground just off The Portway in Sea Mills was flooded on Tuesday evening.

The club believe a storm drain cracked due to freezing weather, although no one the Post has contacted has so far claimed responsibility for the leak.

The game between Bristol Manor Farm and Welton Rovers had to be abandoned in the 61st minute.

Manor Farm were winning 2-1.

The game will now have to be replayed later in the season.

Club Secretary Andy Radford said: "We had to call the game off because the pitch was starting to flood and was becoming dangerous for the players. We think a pipe froze in the cold weather.

"The teams had played 61 minutes and we were winning 2-1, but we'll now have to play the game again.

"It's a shame because it was a great match and could have gone either way.

"The linesman called the ref over and said he could no longer run up and down the touchline because of the flood."

Both Bristol Water and Wessex Water denied the leak was their responsibility.

Bristol City Council had also not been made aware of any leak.

Simon Caplan, a city council spokesman, said: "We have not been made aware of any flooding to this football ground caused by any drains or water courses that we may be responsible for – and our highways and drainage team have no record of receiving a direct complaint as yet from the club.

"However, we are very concerned that such an important local sports facility has been affected in this way and are in the process of trying to contact the club secretary to see if we can help identify the cause and advise in any way."