Melbourne Victory FC has been fined $310,000 and hit with a number of sanctions by Football Australia after the ugly scenes that forced its derby match against Melbourne City to be abandoned in December.
Fans had planned to protest the decision to move the next three A-Leagues Grand Finals to Sydney and chaotic scenes erupted in the 22nd minute of the match. Flares were thrown and fireworks set off inside the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium with players having to run for safety. Melbourne City goalkeeper Tom Glover was left injured after being hit in the head with a trash can as fans invaded the pitch.
” FA said it had already handed out bans – some for life – to 17 fans involved in the incident. ‘The field of play is sacred’ “The sanctions we have issued against Melbourne Victory are the heaviest in the A-League era,” Football Australia Chief Executive Officer James Johnson said in a statement. “These sanctions are reflective of our desire to remove this behaviour, and those that perpetuate it, from our game.
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