Soccer goalie hit with flare during match

[Queasy]

Link

MILAN, Italy (Reuters) -- The Champions League quarterfinal between Inter Milan and city rivals AC Milan was abandoned after 73 minutes on Tuesday after Milan keeper Dida was struck by one of dozens of flares thrown down from the stands.

German referee Markus Merk took the players off the pitch at the San Siro stadium after Inter fans began hurling plastic bottles and then over 30 flares on to the penalty area below them after a header by Esteban Cambiasso was disallowed.

Dida received medical treatment to his shoulder while Inter players urged their fans to stop hurling objects on to the pitch.

The goal frame disappeared in clouds of smoke as flares continued to be rained down and burn on the pitch.

The players came back on to the field after 25 minutes but Merk took them off again after just 30 seconds play and abandoned the game when more flares came raining down with no sign of intervention from the police.

 

[SunnyD]

Stupid fanatics.

 

[mobobuff]

I guess I can't blame the police for not doing anything... whenever they do it seems to backfire on them and just escalate matters.

But I sure do wish people were less stupid.

 

[Phokus]

Note to self: NEVER attend a soccer game in europe/latin america/africa

 

[Sqube]

Yeah, I saw that on SportsCenter. Insane.

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: Phokus
Note to self: NEVER attend a soccer game in europe/latin america/africa

Maybe you could attend a FOOTBALL game instead? 😛

 

[gshock888]

ron artest would've run up to the stands and kick some ass.

europeans = pvssies

 

[imported_nerve]

just saw this on TV

 

[91TTZ]

I like how Europeans look down on Americans for watching football and being "uncivilized", yet you don't see loads of Americans at a football game throwing flares onto the field.

 

[blackdogdeek]

Originally posted by: Sqube
Yeah, I saw that on SportsCenter. Insane.

i did too but i missed why the ref disallowed the header. did they explain it?

 

[Nitemare]

Note to self....

1. Sell flares to soccer fans
2.......
3. Profit

 

[mobobuff]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ
I like how Europeans look down on Americans for watching football and being "uncivilized", yet you don't see loads of Americans at a football game throwing flares onto the field.

Damn right.

But we do throw octopus at hockey games 🙂.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Glad to see the police interfering, stupid schmucks. I guess it would take a flare hitting a cop before they did anything.

 

[Gurck]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ
I like how Europeans look down on Americans for watching football and being "uncivilized", yet you don't see loads of Americans at a football game throwing flares onto the field.

Yep, and riots / deaths /chaos at soccer matches are fairly common, this isn't unheard of at all. It's just jealousy speaking.

 

[Nozirev]

I'm not a huge soccer fan, but if one team is called Inter Milan, and the other is called AC Milan, IMHO is probably best not to refer to one of the teams as Milan

IE

Milan keeper Dida

Milan was leading 1-0

 

[BooGiMaN]

i heard they found hammers on the field as well...real fricken hammers!!

i mean seriously what is up with these loser fans

hey louigi what you brigning to the game?

oh just my beer hat, blanket and these flares i have no use for and you

oh just this hammer, old shoe, batteries, shards of glass, spare tire, and old carburater i dont need anymore.....

 

[Hammerhead]

Originally posted by: gshock888
ron artest would've run up to the stands and kick some ass.

europeans = pvssies

Hell yes! So true!

That's why I stopped watching soccer. Too many dives and fake injuries so that they could get a penalty kick or other team would get a red card.

The game is flawed!