Monday, 17 November 2014

EM-Quali: Fan rampage overshadowed Italy game

Riot in the European Championship qualifier: The match between Italy and Croatia has been overshadowed by fan riots and was about to crash. The 1: 1 (1: 1) in the San Siro Stadium in Milan had a quarter of an hour before the deadline will be interrupted after fireworks and smoke bombs were thrown onto the field from the Croatian block for the umpteenth time. 17 Croatian was subsequently arrested by the police. The Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers sent both teams temporarily in the cabins. After about ten minutes, the match between the four-time world champion and the leader of the European Championship qualifying Group H could be continued.

Already in the first half, the visiting fans have repeatedly thrown objects on the playfield. At this time the highlights from a sporting perspective were already set. The leadership of the host by Antonio Candreva (11 minutes) resembled Bundesliga player Ivan Perisic (15) from post. His Wolfsburg team-mate Ivica Olic denied in Milan his 100th game. Dortmund striker Ciro Immobile was in the starting line-up Italian. In the Group H table Croatia is tied with ten points ahead of second placed Italians.

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