Late Napoli equaliser sparks crowd trouble at Steaua Bucharest

01 October 2010 12:42
[LNB]Steaua Bucharest are facing a fine from Uefa after serious crowd trouble following their bitterly contested 3-3 draw with Napoli in Liverpool's Europa League group.[LNB]Napoli scored an equaliser in the eighth minute of stoppage time - double the amount of minutes initially signalled by Polish referee Marcin Borksi.[LNB]Chairs were thrown onto the pitch at the final whistle and riot police had to keep incensed Steaua fans apart from stick-wielding Napoli supporters after the game, according to Romanian TV channel ProTV.[LNB] Anger: A Steaua Bucharest official argues with referee Marcin Borksi at the final whistle[LNB]ProTV also reported that some Napoli supporters had been chanting 'Gypsies, Gypsies,' which further aggravated the already furious Romanians. [LNB]Steaua fans later lay Polish sausages outside the PolandEmbassy to protest against Borksi's performance in the match and Romanian media outlets expect Steaua to be fined by UEFA.[LNB]In a tempestuous match the Romanian side raced into a 3-0 lead in their Group K Europa league tie last night only to have Pantelis Kapetanos sent off shortly after scoring Bucharest's third.[LNB] Controversial: Edinson Cavani, celebrates Napoli's equaliser in the eighth minute off stoppage time [LNB] Red card: Steaua had a man sent off shortly after scoring their third in a bitterly contested game [LNB]They were pegged back to 3-2 by the Italians before Borksi signalled four minutes of added time. [LNB]However, Borski played on for eight minutes which allowedNapoli's Edinson Cavani to equalise. Hodgson happy to escape with a precious point from Holl hole after drawCarragher: Liverpool must seal Europa passage quickly to focus on leagueKevin Keegan - the original superstar! Here's what made Brand Keegan...LIVERPOOL FC

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