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The qualifying match for the Uzbekistan Premier League between soccer teams “Nevci” and “Torun” on Tuesday witnessed massive unrest, according to the Russian agency “Sputnik”.
Torun Asilbek Kayumov scored the only goal of the match in the 81st minute and led his team to qualify for the Super League for the first time in their history.
On the other hand, Nivce lost the opportunity to qualify, which was enough to reach the Premier League.
When the end of the match was announced, the losing team’s player attacked the referee, Shaukat Nesibolaev, and kicked him in a fierce fighting move, before the host team’s fans rallied together and the field became a scene of riot. .
The fans began attacking the referee, who tried to escape into the locker room, and the riot dragged on for a long time before the local police dispersed the crowd and arrested the rioters.
SHOCK! After the match “Neftchi” – “Turon”, the soccer player and the fans of “Neftchi” brutally beat the referee. 😡😡😡 pic.twitter.com/MlXitn1dFQ
– Championat.asia (@championatasia) December 1, 2020
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A spokesman for the Uzbekistan Professional Football League, Sherzud Rajabov, told reporters after the incident, describing the incident as “unpleasant and sad.”
“The whole of Uzbekistan, the whole football community saw this. Everybody understands that the match was decisive and took place at the Nivci Stadium. After the match, the Nivci fans could not contain their feelings and ran into the stadium,” he said.
Rajabov added: “The use of force against the rulers is unacceptable … and whoever is involved in the incident will be punished, whatever it is.”
Source: “Sputnik”
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