Newly-crowned Madagascan champions AS Adema thrashed their opponents 149-0 in a top national league match on Thursday 31 October after the opposition deliberately scored one own goal after another in a protest over a refereeing decision.

Stade Olympique l'Emyrne scored the own goals against Adema as a protest after SOE's coach Ratsimandresy Ratsarazaka lost his temper with the referee.

Following a row between Ratsarazaka and the referee at Adema's home ground in the port of Toamasina, SOE repeatedly kicked the ball towards their own goal after each restart and scored 149 own goals in the process.

Adema's players reportedly stood around looking bemused, doing nothing to stop the opposition from self-destructing.

The result represents a new world record score in a first class match.

SOE were last year's Malagasy champions who surprisingly won through to the second round of the African Champions League this season. Adema clinched the Malagasy title last weekend.

It's one way to get yourself into the Guinness Book of Records!

Report by Simon Davies.