Bulgaria Sentences 3 after Derby Mass Brawl

Sports | November 2, 2009, Monday // 16:12|  views

A mass brawl marred Botev Plovdiv's clash with Lokomotiv on Saturday as players, staff and fans exchanged kicks and punches and threw all kinds of objects on to the field. Photo by plovdiv24.bg

A court has delivered sentences to three of the football fans, who were arrested on Saturday after a mass brawl erupted at the end of the Botev Plovdiv's 1-0 home win over city rivals Lokomotiv in the Bulgarian league.

Plovdiv District Court imposed a BGN 400 fine on a 31-year-old man and ruled that the other two, aged 19, remain behind bars for ten days.

The three men will also be prohibited to visit sports events in the course of one year.

A mass brawl marred Botev Plovdiv's clash with Lokomotiv on Saturday as players, staff and fans exchanged kicks and punches and threw all kinds of objects on to the field.

Police said they detained four fans for hooliganism while television pictures showed a policeman being hit by a stone thrown from the stands.

Lokomotiv management has slammed in a statement “the unsporting behaviour“ of some of Loko players, vowing to punish them accordingly.

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Tags: Botev, Lokomotiv, brawl, derby

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