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A Championship referee had fans wondering if he\u2019d been caught short after dashing off the pitch during a game.<\/p>\n

Norwich City and Sheffield Wednesday were taking on each other at Carrow Road when official Matt Donohue suddenly legged it to his dressing rooms. The stoppage, which lasted a full three minutes, left fans chanting, \u201cWhere the f**** the referee!?\u201d<\/p>\n

Donohue had actually gone off to fix his communication system, which had malfunctioned shortly before the hour mark. Norwich\u2019s official X (formerly Twitter) account: \u201cThere's a stoppage in play as the referee's radio is repaired.\u201d<\/p>\n

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One fan quipped in reply: \u201cShould he really be listening to the radio during a game anyway??\u201d Another added: \u201cFarce at Norwich. Game held up due to a failure of referee's ear piece. Embarrassed ref has run off the field into the tunnel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fans couldn\u2019t help but tease the official as he returned to the pitch. One fan at Carrow Road posted: \u201cJubilant cheers around Carrow Road from both sets of supporters as the referee returns onto the pitch after fixing the radio. Chants of 'he\u2019s had a s***' echo around the ground'. Other fans agreed, with one saying: \u201cHe went for a s***.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As for the match itself, Norwich piled more misery on lowly Wednesday with a 3-1 win. An early wonder-strike on his full debut from Borja Sainz set the Canaries on their way and they responded impressively in the second half after being pegged back by Bailey Cadamarteri\u2019s 32nd-minute header.<\/p>\n

Ashley Barnes restored City\u2019s lead three minutes into the second half and Jonathan Rowe\u2019s back-post header settled the issue after 72 minutes. The win keeps Norwich on the fringes of the play-off race, while for the relegation-threatened Owls it brought an end to an encouraging run of seven points from a possible nine.<\/p>\n

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