Thursday

Rangers Fans Go On Rampage

Lorenzo Amoruso's stunning strike earned Rangers a 1-0 win at Aberdeen in a game which had been held up for 38 minutes because of crowd trouble, After Rangers supporters went on the rampage on their way to Aberdeen football stadium,a few Aberdeen fans who were caught up in the fracas retaliated with chants
Both sides are now likely to face punishment by the football authorities because of the behaviour of their supporters.
Aberdeen's Robbie Winters had been hit by a missile thrown from the Rangers section and home fans were seen to leave one end of the stadium to try to confront their rivals before riot police moved in.
It was a scene which had not been witnessed in Scotland for a number of seasons.
The
goal from Amoruso, who had tried to quell the unrest, was the highlight of a largely uneventful 90 minutes on the pitch.
The animosity between the two clubs dates back to the 1970s when four (Aberdeen fans were doused in petrol and set alight, none of them survived). and intensified a decade later when Rangers midfielder Ian Durrant suffered a serious injury following a reckless challenge by Neil Simpson.
A Pittodrie fixture in November 2000 added a new chapter when Fernando Ricksen was caught on camera aiming a kung-fu kick at Darren Young.
The Dutchman became the first player in Scotland to be punished for an offence using solely video evidence as referee Mike McCurry had missed the incident.
Eyebrows were raised when McCurry was appointed for today's game and the potential for trouble was more than evident by the sight of riot police in headgear on the streets before kick-off.
The match itself had already seen Young lectured for clattering Ronald de Boer and then Ricksen in a matter of seconds, and after 24 minutes the trouble began.
Winters was about to take a corner in front of the away fans when missiles started being thrown at him.
While Amoruso, the fans' favourite, tried to calm the supporters down, McCurry ran across the pitch to report the incident to the fourth official
The game was about to restart when Winters was hit on the head by a coin and a rabble of home fans took this as a cue to leave the stand behind the Aberdeen end to make a charge for the away supporters.
Police intervened and McCurry immediately took both teams off. They were to remain in the dressing room for a further 17 minutes, during which time more than 50 Rangers fans were arrested by the riot police.

No comments: