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Star slams 'disgraceful' A-League pitch invasion - CtrlF.XYZ

Star slams 'disgraceful' A-League pitch invasion

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Former Socceroos goalkeeper Danny Vukovic has slammed the transportation penetration during the A-League's Melbourne Derby connected Saturday evening, calling it the "darkest time successful shot successful Australia".

"Our crippled is successful tatters. An implicit disgrace what happened tonight," Vukovic wrote connected Twitter.

"Cannot judge we are present aft specified an astonishing (World Cup) and truthful overmuch imaginable to spot our crippled grow. Irreparable harm done.

"Darkest time for shot successful Australia."

On Sunday morning, nary arrests oregon charges had been made connected immoderate of the supporters who ran onto the transportation successful the 21st infinitesimal of the match, erstwhile Melbourne City were 1-0 up.

City keeper Tom Glover was near bleeding from a headwound that required stitches aft helium was struck by a bucket afloat of a retardant usually utilized to douse flares. The bucket besides struck and injured referee Alex King.

Glover received attraction astatine AAMI Park for a concussion earlier being transported to hospital.

Referee Alex King was besides injured successful the invasion, portion a cameraman was injured by a flare. The lucifer was yet called off.

In different matches, fans walked retired of stadiums astatine the 20-minute people successful protestation astatine the Australian Professional Leagues' determination to participate into a three-year declaration with the NSW authorities that would spot some men's and women's A-League expansive finals played successful Sydney.

Socceroos' Qatar World Cup prima Craig Goodwin - who scored during Adelaide's 3-1 nonaccomplishment to the Phoenix connected earlier connected Saturday - labelled it "extremely disappointing".

In a statement, the Melbourne Victory said they would enactment with constabulary to undertake "a afloat investigation".

In their ain statement, player's relation the Professional Footballers Australia said the fans progressive should look the strongest imaginable sanctions.

"The PFA has met with the players progressive successful tonight's lucifer and volition proceed to guarantee they are provided with the afloat enactment and resources of the PFA," it said.

"We admit the courageousness of players, nine unit and referees who came to the assistance of each different successful circumstances that nary 1 should ever beryllium exposed to."

Football Australia main enforcement James Johnson will code media connected Sunday morning.

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