What is the punishment for the Legion for “ape” in Lokeren? – Sport.pl

On Thursday, Legion played in the Belgian Lokeren in the 5th round of the Europa League group phase. Lost 0: 1, but it hurt her no harm – the citizens of Warsaw promotion to the 1/16 finals are provided, they are still in first place in Group L. bigger threat to the Legionnaires are kiboli antics.

Becoming Lokeren accurately described the newspaper “Het Nieuwsblad “. Before the meeting, arrested 18 drunk Legia fans who were heading to the game. At the stadium clashed with the police 50 aggressive hooligans who broke the gate and began to throw at the police garbage bins and stones. The police had to use pepper spray and batons to control the situation.

In total – including for possession of dangerous objects and the ingress of a closed booth burger at the stadium – arrested 30 fans. Legion of greater concern are the racist chanting. With sectors occupied by guests in the second half we could hear the sounds imitating a monkey directed to black keeper Boubacar Barry Lokeren. Flares were thrown onto the pitch.

The Legion of December 2 will deal with the UEFA Disciplinary Committee. This means that the capital team can expect a penalty before the last meeting of the group stage LE – December 11 Legia Warsaw will play Trabzonspor.

– Race is now the smallest problem. Probably get a financial penalty. Worse with racist shouts. Not everyone shouted. It was a handful of fans. Terrible shame. Will bear the consequences of this stupidity – said yesterday, “Election” Leśnodorski, who watched the match in Lokeren.

And the consequences can be very serious. Legia is recydywistką, article 14. UEFA disciplinary regulations – that treats about racism – already broke twice in last year’s games against Molde and Steaua. I was punished twice – first closing of the stands (the rematch with Steaua), then the entire stadium (the match against Apollon). Now, can it wait punishment third degree.

What is it? UEFA regulations provides that the penalty may be the closure of the stadium for more than one game, the whole game, subtracting points or exclusion from the competition. Policy of “zero tolerance” policy towards racism that UEFA introduced last season, is already used – CSKA Moscow for throwing flares, jostling crowd and displaying a racist banner by kiboli got a penalty three games without an audience.

The Legion covers yet the punishment of last season – the closure of the stadium on a match of UEFA – which was suspended for five years. What judgment Leśnodorski expect? – I can not answer that now – said yesterday afternoon. – On Friday morning we returned from Belgium and only correspondent, explain the incident. Monday should determine exactly how this whole situation was. Closed stadium? Do not think about it at the moment. But I hope the fact that it may be the case.