Controversy & fight in Asian Champions League

jaykay74

Apparently the Qatari club had earlier in the match been incensed that when they had a couple of players injured, the Koreans ignored it and played on.

So when they got their chance, they played on - post match, they admitted what they did was against the spirit of things, but since the Koreans had started it, they felt they had every right to play on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xidChBd9BM8

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gv6GwNVnJhpqr7VMxiOZYNjBsXvQ?docId=CNG.b386ee2679a07087a13a4808dee6523f.1c1

SEOUL — South Korea's Suwon Bluewings called Thursday for Qatari team Al Sadd to be punished after their AFC Champions League semi-final was marred by an ugly brawl.
Wednesday night's match at Suwon World Cup Stadium south of Seoul was temporarily halted as both teams traded punches.
A tepid encounter exploded late in the second half after Al Sadd's Mamadou Niang raced through for his breakaway second goal while much of Suwon's team were tending to an injured player.
Players then remonstrated with the referee and as the game was about to get underway again a fan invaded the pitch, sparking a pushing and shoving match.
It deteriorated into chaotic scenes as players and staff were drawn into fighting which blighted one of Asia's biggest club games.
Suwon lost the game 2-0 and now face a daunting task in the second leg of the semi-final next Wednesday to reach the final.
"The opposition scored an ungentlemanly goal but there's nothing we can do about it," Suwon coach Yoon Sung-Hyo said late Wednesday.
"We now face a difficult task for the second leg but we will prepare as well as we can and do our best."
The South Korean club admitted Thursday it failed to provide adequate security at the ground.
But it denounced a Qatari player for allegedly hitting the fan who invaded the pitch, calling it a "very rare" action that deserves tough punishment.
The fan jumped from the stands to argue with Al Sadd goalkeeper Mohamed Saqr Ahmed. A Qatari teammate later slapped the fan in the head before grabbing him by the throat, local media reported.
"We'll take responsibility for the lack of security, but I expect the opponents to get far heavier punishment for the ungentlemanly act and assaulting the fan," Suwon team spokesman Choi Won-Chang told AFP.
"We expect the AFC to carefully review such a rare action against a fan."

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That picture of an Asian guy doing a martial arts style kick isn't stereotypical at all.

28064212

How long did the Bluewings take to put the ball out for their own player, even though Al Sadd players were calling at them to stop? It wasn't until one of their players miscontrolled the ball, then decided to "put it out" a yard from the line with three opponents around him. Al Sadd were totally entitled to keep the ball after the throw, even if the Bluewings hadn't ignored the Al Sadd injuries earlier in the game

PARlance

Des wrote: »

That picture of an Asian guy doing a martial arts style kick isn't stereotypical at all.

I'm sure it was accompanied by really bad dubbing as well

Pride Fighter

But it denounced a Qatari player for allegedly hitting the fan who invaded the pitch, calling it a "very rare" action that deserves tough punishment.

I seem to remember Brian Clough hitting several fans in a pitch invasion.

Mad stuff altogether in the Asian Champions League.

jaykay74

Pride Fighter wrote: »

I seem to remember Brian Clough hitting several fans in a pitch invasion.

Remember that alright. Just looked it up there. Worse than I thought. If it happened now he would have been in a lot more trouble.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVRl9U0MSzo

J. Marston

5:04, the player in white in the middle of screen punches someone in the back and sprints away like a little girl.

celticbest

This is why the Rules need to be changed to ensure play goes on until the ball goes out of play if a player is injured, however a physio should be allowed to attend the player while the game goes on. For the likes of offside the player should be deemed not in play.

Other games like Rugby & Gaelic Football often play away when a player is injured.

upandcumming

It isn't up to any player to decide whether or not another needs attention. That decision lies with the referee. You play the whistle and thats it.