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Serbia-albania Abandoned After Brawl Over Flag-flying Drone (picture) by AndyBlazePenis(f): 10:58pm On Oct 14, 2014 |
Tensions were high heading into the politically- charged clash and the referee had to indefinitely postpone the match just before half-time after the players began fighting. Serbia's highly charged Euro 2016 qualifier at home to fellow Balkan nation Albania had to be suspended after a drone flown on to the pitch triggered a brawl between players and fans. There is plenty of political tension between the two nations, with Serbia having fought a with Kosovo (made up largely of ethnic Albanians) since the dissolution of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Despite Kosovo now claiming independence - which is not officially recognised by the United Nations, which is why they do not have a Fifa-ratified team - both Serbia and Albania remain bitter over the conflict and seven of the visitor' 23-man squad were born in the Kosovo region. With the score still level at 0-0, a small drone was flown on to the pitch towards the end of the first half carrying a Kosovo flag, pausing the game momentarily, before Serbia's Aleksandar Mitrovic ripped the flag down. Some of Albania's players reacted angrily and charged at Mitrovic, which initiated a mass brawl, with both sets of players, numerous coaching staff an even fans from the stadium rushing on to the field of play to get involved. Referee Martin Atkinson suspended the game and no restart time has been allocated, leaving the Euro 2016 qualifier in limbo. Albania have never before reached a major international tournament but topped Group I heading into Tuesday's game after beating Portugal and holding Denmark to a draw in their opening two matches. www.goal.com/x/en-gb/news/5185368 Cc: mukina2 semid4lyfe
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Re: Serbia-albania Abandoned After Brawl Over Flag-flying Drone (picture) by StealthyMe(m): 11:55pm On Oct 14, 2014 |
Whoever let the flag unto the field should be penalised... 1 Like |
Re: Serbia-albania Abandoned After Brawl Over Flag-flying Drone (picture) by Nobody: 11:55pm On Oct 14, 2014 |
Wow! No love lost between these two. I still remember the massacres. 1 Like |
Re: Serbia-albania Abandoned After Brawl Over Flag-flying Drone (picture) by Nobody: 7:47am On Oct 15, 2014 |
What will happen to my bet Now? |
Re: Serbia-albania Abandoned After Brawl Over Flag-flying Drone (picture) by Chanchit: 8:22am On Oct 15, 2014 |
That guy that tored the flag too should be suspended. Though I'm not sure if SE would fight you if you do same to Nigeria's flag, but if you try this with an Arab nation, they will kill that guy, no two ways about it. |
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