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Fearing trouble, hundreds of riot police were deployed inside and outside the Partizan stadium in Be
Topic Started: Oct 16 2014, 06:24 PM (69 Views)
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"A 2016 European Championship qualifier between Serbia and Albania was abandoned on Tuesday after skirmishes among players and fans on the pitch over a banner featuring an Albanian flag that was flown above the stadium by a drone.

English referee Martin Atkinson interrupted the match in the 41st minute when Serbia defender Stefan Mitrovic managed to grab the banner and Albania players tried to Mercurial Victory Youth protect it. Several Serbian fans invaded the pitch and clashed with Albania players.

The Group I match Adizero 11Pro FG was later abandoned ""due to a disturbance on the Tiempo Legend V FG pitch"", according to UEFA, with the score at 0-0.

""The Euro 2016 Qualifying match between Serbia and Albania has been abandoned and the circumstances will be reported to the UEFA Disciplinary Body,"" European football's ruling body said in a statement.

Albanian fans had been warned against attending the game between the two Balkan rival nations that have had turbulent relations -- mainly over the former ethnic Albanian-dominated Serbian province of Kosovo that declared independence in 2008.

""We wanted to continue the match, but Albanian players said they were not psychologically ready,"" Serbia captain Bratislav Ivanovic said.

Both Serbian and Albanian fans have a long history of violence and racial abuse. In October 2010, the Italy-Serbia European Championship qualifier was disrupted in Genoa by violent Serbia fans. UEFA eventually awarded Italy a 3-0 win.

On Tuesday, the Albanian anthem was loudly jeered by Serbian fans and derogatory chanting was heard throughout the first half.

The drone, clearly visible in the lights of the stadium, made a series of passes above the pitch.

The banner displayed an Albanian flag and a map of so-called ""Greater Albania"", an area that comprises territory within today's Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and northern Greece.

The banner also portrayed two Albanian nationalist leaders -- Ismail Qemali, who declared Albania's independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912 and Isa Boletini, an Albanian fighter against the Turks.

Fearing trouble, hundreds of riot police were deployed inside and outside the Partizan stadium in Belgrade. Dozens of Albanian fans, mostly from Kosovo and Montenegro, apparently managed to get inside despite warnings by Serbian security officials that they would be F50 messi arrested if they carry Albanian symbols.

Before the match, Albanian Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri has sent a letter to his Serbian counterpart expressing concerns for the security of the Albania players, team staff and journalists, and a few fans.

The minister asked for ""urgent steps to guarantee the security of all Albanian citizens present in the stadium."""
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