“These people are not fans, they are sports terrorists”, fumed Croatia’s coach Ante Cacic.
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“My players lost their strengths, they might have been anxious to see their relatives in the stands”, Cacic said. “They ruin everything we are doing”. Its a group of maybe six, seven or 10 individuals.
UEFA Euro 2016 has been marred by fan violence and hooliganism since the first match of the tournament, and Croatia is expected to be punished for the fans’ behavior, according to ESPN FC.
Czech Republic’s Tomas Necid scored a stoppage-time penalty as they came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Croatia in a dramatic Euro 2016 Group D encounter on Friday that was interrupted due to flares thrown on the pitch.
An injury time penalty from Tomas Necid helped Czech Republic come from two down to seal a 2-2 draw against Croatia in Saint-Etienne.
“Disciplinary proceedings will be opened tomorrow once UEFA has received the official reports of the match delegate and referee”.
Football federations are responsible for fans’ behavior inside the stadium and Croatia’s supporters have one of the worst records in Europe. Punches were then thrown between fans before stewards calmed the situation. Former Arsenal man Tomas Rosicky gave the Spanish trouble, and star goalkeeper Petr Cech was nearly flawless in between the posts.
The Czechs were second best for much of the contest and trailed to a superb Ivan Perisic strike at the break.
Captain Darijo Srna took his place at right-back after returning from father’s funeral back in Croatia and shed a few tears during his country’s anthem in an emotional start to a tense encounter.
Czech Republic vs Croatia – Group D – 5pm (BBC) – 17.06.16 – Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne Luka Modric’s only shot of the game saw Croatia edge past Turkey 1-0 in their opening group game.
Mario Mandzukic raced down the left and whipped in a superb ball that was just inches ahead of Ivan Perisic as the Czech Republic, and Petr Cech, in particular, continued to look very nervy.
Croatia, now on four points, will finish group play against defending champions Spain on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, David Limbersky is just one card away from getting its suspension from the game.
After beating the offside trap, Rakitic made it 2-0 in the 59th with a chip over Cech.
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The crisis could be in reaction to Czech’s fightback goal, after being down by two goals to the Croatians.
