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February 24, 2023 | 4:03 a.m
It was an attack worthy of a red card.
A Europa League match between Philips Sport Vereniging (PSV) and Sevilla was briefly thrown into chaos when a fan ran onto the field and punched the Sevilla goalkeeper in the face.
The impromptu fight took place late in the second leg of the knockout round playoff series at Philips Stadium in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
The unruly spectator, a small, young man in a black jacket and jeans, entered the field and ran straight at Marko Dmitrović, landing a left hook to the goalkeeper’s right cheek.
“I’ve never seen anything like this, I won’t say what I really wanted to do,” Dmitrović said during an interview after the game obtained by ESPN. “I’m glad I knew where he was coming from and was able to stop him, otherwise other things could have happened.”
A PSV supporter pulls back his fist to punch Sevilla’s goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic during their Europa League playoff match at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven, the Netherlands February 23, 2023.AP A fan punches Sevilla’s goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic during a Europa League playoff match match on February 23, 2023 Feb 23, 2023 at Philips Stadium in Eindhoven, Netherlands.AP
Dmitrović brought his attacker to the ground while players from both teams and stadium security rushed to defend the goalkeeper. The Dutch fans booed as the fan was carried off the field.
Dmitrović stayed in the game but was possibly unsettled by the blow as the Serb received a yellow card and then scored a second goal in added time in the 2–0 loss.
“He wanted to hit me, it’s unfortunate that such an incident happened on a football pitch. UEFA should do something, it has to stop,” said Dmitrović, citing the rise of unruly fans in football.
Marko Dmitrovic wrestles a fan to the ground after being punched AP on February 23
Dmitrović, a reserve player in the Serbian team at the FIFA World Cup 2022, was not the original goalkeeper in Thursday’s game but featured in the game after Yassine Bounou fell ill.
Not only did PSV lose the first-leg series 3-2, but they are also likely to be fined by UEFA for the fan’s action, according to AP.
Last week, a Colombian soccer star was attacked, leading to a brawl on the pitch.
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A fan addresses Marko Dmitrovic during Thursday’s game.
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Sevilla’s Marko Dmitrovic shoves down a fan who hit him.
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Sevilla and PSV players try to free Dmitrovic from a fan who attacked the Sevilla goalkeeper.
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Sevilla and PSV players intervene after a fan entered the pitch and punched Marko Dmitrovic on February 23, 2023.
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Millonarios midfielder Daniel Catano warms up ahead of a game against his former team Deportes Tolima. As the home fans taunted their former player, a fan ran up to Catano and elbowed him in the back of the head.
The fan tried to run away, but Catano caught up with him and knocked out the attacker. Catano was dealt a red card and Millonarios refused to play, resulting in the match being postponed before it started.
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