Match in Argentina Halted after Referee Hit with Cigarette Lighter
By: Bob | September 18th, 2006
The Argentina First Division may not have the richest clubs in the world or the best players, but it does lead the world in percentage of matches halted by fan violence and threats against the referees.
For the third time since the league competition started in August, a match was called off before completion. It happened on Saturday during the Colon-Velez Sarsfield match when a referee was cut on the face after being hit by a cigarette lighter thrown from the stands.
We love the description of what happened in the stands after the lighter was thrown.
The fan who threw the object was attacked by other supporters and arrested by police. Colon were winning 1-0 at the time with a first minute goal from striker Sebastian Malandra.
“The party was wrecked by a delinquent,” said Colon president German Lerche. “It was an isolated incident. I want to point out the behaviour of the other fans, who helped to get him arrested…The aggressor will never again enter our stadium.”
Yes, applauding the fans who “attacked” the nimrod in question is probably the best way to prevent future violence in the stands. Somehow we don’t think this will be the last time we read about crowd violence in Argentina. We can only hope that a cut on the face is the worst injury that will be sustained.
Category: South America
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