3 weeks ago
The derby betwixt Slavia Prague and Sparta Prague was abandoned connected Saturday aft hundreds of location fans stormed nan transportation successful nan closing minutes, erstwhile Slavia were starring 3-2 astatine their Fortuna Stadium and seconds distant from clinching nan Czech League title.
Slavia supporters breached information barriers during stoppage clip and flooded nan field, pinch immoderate carrying lit flares and moving toward nan visiting section. Pyrotechnics were thrown into nan stands arsenic players from some teams attempted to time off nan pitch.
Czech constabulary intervened to reconstruct bid and said they person launched criminal proceedings connected suspicion of rioting. Authorities confirmed that Sparta goalkeeper Jakub Surovcik was among those targeted by location fans and was struck by a flare.
“For personification to tally up and frighten maine to my look during nan match, accompanied by an assault, is perfectly unacceptable, and I will beryllium pursuing this done ineligible channels,” Surovcik said successful a connection connected societal media.
The referee later called disconnected nan match. Czech media reported that Sparta players feared for their information and near nan stadium soon afterwards connected nan squad autobus nether constabulary escort.
The Slavia president Jaroslav Tvrdik backed nan determination to extremity nan contest. “The force reported an onslaught connected 1 aliases 2 players. I deliberation it is morganatic that nan lucifer was ended,” Tvrdik said, calling nan incident “a disgrace”.
