“Slavia Prague’s chairman has vowed to issue lifetime bans to hundreds of fans who invaded the pitch and forced its potential league-winning match to be abandoned, with a rival Sparta Prague player assaulted. Slavia supporters invaded the pitch when the club was minutes from securing the Czech league title with a victory against city rivals Sparta on Saturday, causing the match to be abandoned in the seventh minute of stoppage time. Slavia led the match 3-2, with play still ongoing, when hundreds of its fans breached security and stormed the pitch at the club’s Fortuna Arena. Many of those entering the playing area were carrying lit flares. Footage of the incident showed many of those on the pitch approach the away section, where Sparta fans were housed, with pyrotechnics launched at rival supporters in chaotic scenes. …”
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