PATRIOTIC Nathan Aspinall set up an England versus Germany clash with Ricardo Pietreczko on Monday.
But his third-round clash with Andrew Gilding was briefly interrupted by a punter who downed a JUG of booze!
Two-time semi-finalist, 33, reached the Last 16 of the PDC World Darts Championship for the first time in five years with a 4-0 stuffing of Goldfinger that saw him nail 60 per cent of his doubles.
The Stockport thrower – who is taking his family on a trip to Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland on Sunday – said: “I’m in the Last 16 and it’s England v Germany.
“It will be great. The German fans love the darts – it will be a nice little divide.
“There will be lots of football vibes. I love all that atmosphere and cannot wait. Hopefully we can put in a great show.”
Both players stopped throwing during the final leg because the whole crowd were cheering loudly as one bloke drank his alcoholic beverage in one swift go.
The Asp joked: “He was chugging a jug. Normally you chug a pint. But this guy had a four-pint jug.
“I was just intrigued to see if he could finish it – he did and then he got kicked out. So fair play.
“Unbelievable. And then I missed the board, going for the 18.”
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Reacting on social media to the beer-chugging stoppage, one fan said: “Aspinall knows how to entertain, even during intense moments…”
A second said: “The Asp the people’s champion.”
A third added: “Greatest sport on earth.”
Another said: “No other sport like it!”
Berlin-born Pietreczko knocked out Lincolnshire’s Scott Williams 4-1 – a year after the Englishman’s careless comments about winning “two World Wars and one World Cup” in relation to German fans.
Pikachu, 30, said: “There are so many fans with tickets from Germany here and it makes for a great atmosphere.
“It was probably about 50-50 and it was very enjoyable to play against Scott with this crowd.
“I was very close to beating Luke Humphries last year but I am in the Last 16 now and I look forward to meeting him again in the semi-finals!”
Unseeded Ryan Joyce flew the flag for the North East by beating Ryan Searle – who averaged 100.97 – 4-3 in round three.
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