ONLY in Australia can you see a grand final soccer game interrupted by an 'offside' koala.

Soccer fans on Queensland's Sunshine Coast were left in stitches after a koala invaded the pitch seeking his (or her) moment of glory on Friday night.

The cuddly creature made a late night appearance in Noosa during what was apparently one fiercely competitive game, according to Maneena Roberts.

"Only in Australia!! Micah's soccer grand final and a koala runs on the pitch! Some light relief in a very intense game! Hilarious!,'' the bemused mum posted on social media.

The video shows the Australian mascot having to be escorted off the field by a very patient number 4 Kawana "Banana Army" Force player who kept running behind it it to move it along.

The crowd can be heard laughing at the unfolding scene.

"How cool is that,'' one says on the video.

"He's going to get a goal,'' another says as the koala is escorted past the nets.

Apparently unhappy of being robbed of his time in the floodlights, the koala stops several times before the player gives it a gentle pat on the backside to hurry it along.

"That's crazy - so was the koala the secret weapon… How many goals did he score!,'' one wrote on the post.

The koala behind the fence in Noosa. Photo: Noosa Lions Football Club

Maneena told the Sunshine Coast Daily there were plenty of Woombye fans hoping the koala might kick a goal.

"Just give the guy a ball because he was heading for our goal.''

The attention seeking koala in Noosa. Photo via Noosa Lions Football Club Facebook page.

Even after being escorted off the field, the koala kept trying to come back, making it hard to focus on the game rather than what the furry field invader was up to.

At one stage, the bear was within a metre of the action before having to be put over the fence.

"Everybody had their cameras out,'' Maneena said of the spectacle.

She joked: "He was offside according to the crowd, he kept coming back, they had to put an official on guard, was really funny!."

"Attention seeker - was trying to get his moment or moments of glory! :)," a friend responded.

The koala pitch invasion occurred at about 10.30pm at the Girraween Sports complex at Eenie Creek during the encounter between the Woombye Snakes and Kawana Force sides in the division three men's grand final.

Woombye, which is a much smaller club and has eight sides in the grand final this year, had managed to keep Kawana to just one goal at half time before levelling the score at full time.

The game, which did not finish until about 11.20pm, went into extra time before Kawana won in the penalty shootout.

'That's why the drop bears started coming out!,'' Maneena joked.

Perhaps there should be even more late night games. Or a koala league.