Romania-Hungary 1-1. Match marred by brutal violence, on and off the field

Newsroom 12/10/2014 | 22:49

Romania finished 1-1 with Hungary in their Euro 2016 Group F qualifying match on Saturday evening, but the headlines the next day belonged to the violent displays of both supporters and players. Romanian police detained 30 soccer fans in connection with crowd violence before, during and after the match was over. 48,000 spectators filled up the National Arena in Bucharest, out of which 2,000 Hungarians, according to Mediafax.

Local media said 46 people have been injured in clashes at and around the National Arena with 12 taken to hospital due to serious injuries. Romanian football federation (FRF) president Razvan Burleanu criticised riot police action during clashes with fans, describing it as “unjustified violence”.

“The FRF condemns violent and unreasonable treatment of the supporters. There have been unacceptable and intolerable things, I apologise to the fans who have suffered from (police) abuse” Burleanu said in a statement.

Police spokeswoman Irina Dragan said five of the arrested Romanians have been banned from soccer stadiums for one year, adding that nearly 12,000 police and security forces were deployed in and around the stadium.

Romania – Hungary 1-1

Goals scored by: Rusescu ’44, Dzsudzsak ’82.

Scottish referee Willie Collum handed out some 11 yellow cards, four of which came after Hungary’s goal as tempers threatened to boil over, wrote Skysports.