Fans of the French Football Club St-Etienne sustained injuries in a clash with Ukrainian fans after a group stage of the UEFA Europa League with FC Dnipro (0:1) and were taken to one of hospitals in Kyiv.
Some of them had minor injuries, according to FC St-Etienne’s website.
The managers of the French club expressed regret over the fact that the
French fans were the ones who started the fight at a bar in the Ukrainian
capital.
The French fans were given assurances that the French Embassy will see to
their safe transfer to the airport and that the injured ones are sent back home
on the plane with the team.
According to the Kyiv police, the fight took place on the corner of
Khreschatyk and Prorizna Streets on Dec. 11 evening. Two Ukrainian fans have
been arrested.
The Dnipropetrovsk-based club Dnipro reached the UEFA European League 1/16
final match after beating the French club 1:0. The only goal was scored by
defender Artem Fedetsky in the 66th minute.
In another Group F match, Azerbaijan’s FC Qarabag played Italy’s Inter Milan.
The game ended in a draw, to Dnipro’s satisfaction.
After six tournaments, Inter came top of Group F with 12 points. Dnipro
scored 7 points. Qarabag scored six, and St-Etienne completed the group stage
with five points.
