RIVAL fans hurled flares and fought successful the stands – forcing a Uefa Conference League crippled to beryllium SUSPENDED adjacent the end.
The shocking scenes erupted arsenic Slovenian broadside Olimpija Ljubljana battled Bosnian visitors Borac Banja Luka.
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Trouble exploded precocious successful a tense finale to the play-off
Match officials had nary prime but to halt playLithuanian ref Manfredas Lukjancukas halted the play-off astatine the Stadion Stozice as fume billowed retired from down a goal.
Fans threw missiles and it adjacent appeared that pieces of railing were detached from the stands arsenic the skirmishes continued.
The lengthy hold was 1 crushed for 19 MINUTES of stoppage time.
Both clubs are present definite to look a Uefa probe.
Borac went done to the past 16 arsenic a 0-0 gully meant they triumphed 1-0 connected aggregate.
It came on the aforesaid nighttime Fenerbahce’s Europa League clash with Anderlecht was suspended for FIFTEEN minutes aft warring successful the stands.
Footage connected societal media reportedly showed a tiny conception of Olimpija fans attacking their counterparts.
Some Borac supporters responded by throwing flares astatine the advancing yobs.
The distant supporters could beryllium seen charging astatine the location fans aft flares were thrown successful their directionBut they ended up being lobbed backmost astatine them arsenic the louts continued to tally riot.
The stadium announcer repeatedly pleaded for order, which was lone restored aft much than 5 minutes.
Slovenian midfielder Sandi Ogrinec had deed the lone extremity of the necktie for Borac against his home-country nine successful clip added connected during the archetypal leg.
And successful Thursday’s return, Olimpija’s Alex Blanco saw Djordje Despotovic prevention his seventh-minute punishment – a costly nonaccomplishment arsenic it turned out.
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