Didn't watch it myself, so from another forum
Was watching the match, it was an absolute freak show.
Tom Ince set up Conor Wickham for an empty net tap in in the 94th min (Serbian keeper was up for a corner) and England won 2-0 on agg. The Serbian fans started hurling missiles at the celebrating players.
The final whistle blew and the next shot we saw was Serbian subs swinging punches and kicks at the English players, Danny rose was very wound up and made it clear that he was being racially abused, but from what I could see there were a number of Serbian players, both subs and players who were running around swiping at the English players and staff. Most of the English lads were trying to get out of there, but a few of the coaching staff were having a full on scrap with Serbian officials. It was mental.
Honestly, it looked like the Serbian subs who started it but I'm not sure. Most of the Serbian guys on the pitch had dropped to their knees in despair, and these lads in bibs were going around swinging for the English players. The fans were horrible too, Danny Rose got a 2nd yellow after the whistle for booting the ball into the crowd, I'm guessing it was to do with the racial abuse he claimed to be on the receiving end of.
Again I'm not sure what the hell started it but the Serbian subs definitely escalated it. Police will have to be brought in to make sure they get out safely.
EDIT: Just seen the footage again, it reeks of bad-loser syndrome from the Serbian subs and a few of the lads who were on the pitch. Some of them quite frankly looked barbaric in the way they were swinging for the England players' heads. Poor Paul Ince seemed really shaken when they came back to the studio, understandably so as his kid was out there.
Tom Ince set up Conor Wickham for an empty net tap in in the 94th min (Serbian keeper was up for a corner) and England won 2-0 on agg. The Serbian fans started hurling missiles at the celebrating players.
The final whistle blew and the next shot we saw was Serbian subs swinging punches and kicks at the English players, Danny rose was very wound up and made it clear that he was being racially abused, but from what I could see there were a number of Serbian players, both subs and players who were running around swiping at the English players and staff. Most of the English lads were trying to get out of there, but a few of the coaching staff were having a full on scrap with Serbian officials. It was mental.
Honestly, it looked like the Serbian subs who started it but I'm not sure. Most of the Serbian guys on the pitch had dropped to their knees in despair, and these lads in bibs were going around swinging for the English players. The fans were horrible too, Danny Rose got a 2nd yellow after the whistle for booting the ball into the crowd, I'm guessing it was to do with the racial abuse he claimed to be on the receiving end of.
Again I'm not sure what the hell started it but the Serbian subs definitely escalated it. Police will have to be brought in to make sure they get out safely.
EDIT: Just seen the footage again, it reeks of bad-loser syndrome from the Serbian subs and a few of the lads who were on the pitch. Some of them quite frankly looked barbaric in the way they were swinging for the England players' heads. Poor Paul Ince seemed really shaken when they came back to the studio, understandably so as his kid was out there.
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