Crowd trouble marred Castleford's moment of glory as they swept into their first Challenge Cup final since 1992 with a convincing defeat of Widnes. Disgruntled Vikings supporters invaded the pitch at Leigh Sports Village after the final hooter and approached rival fans at the opposite end in a provocative manner. Some violence did break out as police and stewards attempted to quell the disturbance. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Ugly scenes: Widnes 'fans' attack stewards and mascot . Trouble: At full-time the Widnes fans invaded the pitch and headed towards the Castleford end . Booted: A Widnes fan steals the Castleford mascot's head and then kicks  it in to the crowd . When the pitch was eventually cleared . the Castleford players did return to pay tribute to their fans - but by . then the heavy rain which had affected much of the game had returned. It is not the first time Widnes fans have caused trouble in recent years with problems during games at Wakefield and Warrington. Vikings chief executive James Rule declined to comment on the latest problems. In . terms of the match action, Widnes supporters had been given little to . cheer as Castleford ran in five tries to book a Wembley date with their . rivals Leeds. Tries from . Liam Finn and Daryl Clark in the opening nine minutes set the tone and . further scores from Kirk Dixon, Jamie Ellis and Jake Webster put the . result beyond doubt. Widnes mustered just one consolation try late on from Jack Owens. Before . the end the Castleford fans in the sold-out 12,005 crowd had been . shouting, 'Bring on the Rhinos' - a match that will have extra poignancy . for Tigers coach Daryl Powell. Scuffles: Some pockets of fighting broke out as the two sets of fans clashed . Security: Stewards step in as they attempt to get the situation under control . Powell, . who has led a remarkable revival of Cas over the past year, was a . member of the last Leeds side to win the Challenge Cup in 1999 and later . had a spell coaching the Rhinos. The game was scrappy at times, but Powell's men always had the upper hand. The . combinations between the key quartet of four-goal Marc Sneyd, Finn, . Luke Dorn and Clark were superior to anything Widnes offered. The . writing was on the wall after five minutes as the influential Clark . found Dorn and his pass enabled Finn to burst through the line and race . clear. The early blast . continued and Cas claimed a second try as Clark ran from dummy half and . exchanged passes with Sneyd to touch down in the corner. Hand-off: Widnes's Danny Galea attempts to tackle Castleford's Jake Webster . Try: Castleford's Kirk Dixon goes over for a try to help his side reach the Challenge Cup final . Widnes . might have conceded a third soon after as Dixon pounced following a . high kick by Finn but video referee Phil Bentham spotted a touch from . Webster in the build-up. Castleford's . charge was tempered when prop Craig Huby was forced off with what was . later confirmed as a dislocated elbow following a clash with team-mate . Nathan Massey. Widnes . finally produced a meaningful attack after 25 minutes as Chris Dean . drove close to the line but Frankie Mariano led a swift Tigers . counter-attack. Dixon . increased the Widnes misery as he stepped inside from the right . touchline to beat the last defender and score a third try after good . handling from Mariano and Dorn. Danny . Tickle drove Widnes to within inches of the line as they looked to . respond just before the hooter but he could not hold on. Breakaway: Liam Finn races clear before going over for another try . Castleford . tightened their grip after the break and put the game beyond Widnes as . former Leigh player Ellis, back on his old ground, darted through from . dummy half. After that . Castleford just needed to play out time. Sneyd added a penalty and . Widnes efforts to fight back were thwarted when Stefan Marsh had a try . disallowed by the video referee. Webster . found his way over to put the seal on victory for the Tigers but the . Vikings pulled one back at the close when Owens touched down in the . corner, converting his own score. The . final hooter should have prompted joyous scenes for Castleford, but . their celebrations were quickly overshadowed as trouble broke out. Final: Jamie Ellis scores for Castleford to effectively end the tie before Widnes ever really got going .
Castleford beat Widnes to win to reach Challenge Cup final .
Liam Finn and Daryl Clark scored early tries .
Kirk Dixon, Jamie Ellis and Jake Webster put result beyond doubt .
Fans invaded the pitch after final whistle and some fighting broke out .
Crowd trouble marred Castleford's moment of glory as they swept into their first Challenge Cup final since 1992 with a convincing defeat of Widnes. Disgruntled Vikings supporters invaded the pitch at Leigh Sports Village after the final hooter and approached rival fans at the opposite end in a provocative manner. Some violence did break out as police and stewards attempted to quell the disturbance. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Ugly scenes: Widnes 'fans' attack stewards and mascot . Trouble: At full-time the Widnes fans invaded the pitch and headed towards the Castleford end . Booted: A Widnes fan steals the Castleford mascot's head and then kicks  it in to the crowd . When the pitch was eventually cleared . the Castleford players did return to pay tribute to their fans - but by . then the heavy rain which had affected much of the game had returned. It is not the first time Widnes fans have caused trouble in recent years with problems during games at Wakefield and Warrington. Vikings chief executive James Rule declined to comment on the latest problems. In . terms of the match action, Widnes supporters had been given little to . cheer as Castleford ran in five tries to book a Wembley date with their . rivals Leeds. Tries from . Liam Finn and Daryl Clark in the opening nine minutes set the tone and . further scores from Kirk Dixon, Jamie Ellis and Jake Webster put the . result beyond doubt. Widnes mustered just one consolation try late on from Jack Owens. Before . the end the Castleford fans in the sold-out 12,005 crowd had been . shouting, 'Bring on the Rhinos' - a match that will have extra poignancy . for Tigers coach Daryl Powell. Scuffles: Some pockets of fighting broke out as the two sets of fans clashed . Security: Stewards step in as they attempt to get the situation under control . Powell, . who has led a remarkable revival of Cas over the past year, was a . member of the last Leeds side to win the Challenge Cup in 1999 and later . had a spell coaching the Rhinos. The game was scrappy at times, but Powell's men always had the upper hand. The . combinations between the key quartet of four-goal Marc Sneyd, Finn, . Luke Dorn and Clark were superior to anything Widnes offered. The . writing was on the wall after five minutes as the influential Clark . found Dorn and his pass enabled Finn to burst through the line and race . clear. The early blast . continued and Cas claimed a second try as Clark ran from dummy half and . exchanged passes with Sneyd to touch down in the corner. Hand-off: Widnes's Danny Galea attempts to tackle Castleford's Jake Webster . Try: Castleford's Kirk Dixon goes over for a try to help his side reach the Challenge Cup final . Widnes . might have conceded a third soon after as Dixon pounced following a . high kick by Finn but video referee Phil Bentham spotted a touch from . Webster in the build-up. Castleford's . charge was tempered when prop Craig Huby was forced off with what was . later confirmed as a dislocated elbow following a clash with team-mate . Nathan Massey. Widnes . finally produced a meaningful attack after 25 minutes as Chris Dean . drove close to the line but Frankie Mariano led a swift Tigers . counter-attack. Dixon . increased the Widnes misery as he stepped inside from the right . touchline to beat the last defender and score a third try after good . handling from Mariano and Dorn. Danny . Tickle drove Widnes to within inches of the line as they looked to . respond just before the hooter but he could not hold on. Breakaway: Liam Finn races clear before going over for another try . Castleford . tightened their grip after the break and put the game beyond Widnes as . former Leigh player Ellis, back on his old ground, darted through from . dummy half. After that . Castleford just needed to play out time. Sneyd added a penalty and . Widnes efforts to fight back were thwarted when Stefan Marsh had a try . disallowed by the video referee. Webster . found his way over to put the seal on victory for the Tigers but the . Vikings pulled one back at the close when Owens touched down in the . corner, converting his own score. The . final hooter should have prompted joyous scenes for Castleford, but . their celebrations were quickly overshadowed as trouble broke out. Final: Jamie Ellis scores for Castleford to effectively end the tie before Widnes ever really got going .
invaded the pitch and headed towards the Tries from . Liam Finn and Daryl Clark in the scores from Kirk Dixon, Jamie Ellis and Jake Webster put the . result beyond doubt. Widnes Scuffles: Some pockets of fighting broke out as