Doha: During the Australian League (A-League) final in Melbourne, the match was called off by the management after a player and referee were injured in an attack by spectators.
During the 22nd minute of the A-League final between Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory, spectators entered the ground and attacked Melbourne City’s goalkeeper Tom Glover, while the referee defended the player. Alex King was also injured by the injury.
Absolutely unacceptable ugly scenes at 20 minutes at the Melbourne Derby. Glover got smashed by a bin by some fuckwit. Terrible. Game paused. As if Aus football couldn’t get any worse rn #MCYvMVC pic.twitter.com/zN8CMMEFVe
— Evan Morgan Grahame (@Evan_M_G) December 17, 2022
Victoria Police said between 150 and 200 spectators entered the ground and attacked Glover and referee Alex King with a fire extinguisher bucket, injuring both.
A full investigation into the incident has been announced by the Australian Football League, on the other hand, the Australian Professional League has also announced that it will work with Football Australia to prevent such incidents in the future.
After the incident, the Melbourne City Club condemned the incident in strong words and described the behavior of the spectators as appalling.
“Melbourne City Club strongly condemns the incidents of spectators entering the ground at Amy Park and injuring players, officials and cameramen. Such incidents are not acceptable under any circumstances and there is no place for such incidents in football. There is a space.
