Slavia Prague don land for trouble as dem dey fined 10 million Czech crowns, wey be about £357,000. The club also go play four matches behind closed doors, and dem don forfeit di match against Sparta Prague after di derby bin don abandon for Saturday.
Di wahala start when hundreds of home fans storm di pitch at Fortuna Arena, while Slavia dey lead Sparta 3-2 for seventh minute of stoppage time. Di match bin don almost finish, but di fans action spoil everything. Slavia bin dey close to clinch di Czech league title dat day.
Slavia Prague chairman Jaroslav Tvrdik don talk say di club go impose lifetime bans on di fans wey invade di pitch. Di Czech Republic‘s League Football Association (LFA) call di incident “absolutely unacceptable”.
Slavia release statement say: “We accept di decision of di disciplinary committee with respect and are fully aware of di seriousness of di entire situation and di responsibility associated with organising di match.”
Sparta Prague, wey dem award 3-0 win, don also dey fined 600,000 Czech crowns, about £21,400. Di fine na because dem fans set off flares and damage di stadium.
As result of di sanctions, Slavia lead for top of di table don cut to five points over second-placed Sparta. Slavia go play next on Wednesday, at home to Jablonec.
Videos for social media show players from both teams dey try to leave di pitch as supporters carry lit flares run towards di Sparta section. Pyrotechnics dey throw into di stands. Sparta goalkeeper Jakub Surovcik appear to get hit for face by flare wey dem throw from close range.
Slavia add say: “Any disruption of di playing field or inappropriate behavior for di stadium is unacceptable. At di same time, we dey very sorry for di impact of dis decision on tens of thousands of normal and decent fans wey get nothing to do with di whole situation.”
Meanwhile, for another development, Super Eagles defender Igoh Ogbu don win Czech First League title with Slavia Prague. DAILY POST report say three other Nigerians, David Moses, Samuel Isife and Mubarak Suleiman, dey part of di title winning squad.
Isife score for Slavia Prague for di game, while Ogbu and Moses feature, with Suleiman as unused substitute. Slavia Prague claim di title after thrash Jablonec 5-1 to move clear of city rivals Sparta Prague.
Di title mark second league triumph with di club for Ogbu and Moses, while Isife and Suleiman celebrate dia first piece of silverware with Slavia Prague. Slavia Prague don now win title for di 23rd time.
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