No fine for RBK
By Håvard Lindheim, 17 Februar 2006, 10:43
Rosenborg isn't given a fine from the UEFA, even tough Wednesday's game was halted for two minutes due to Russian use of pyrotechnics. Zenit, however, can expect a penalty.
CELEBRATIONS: A dozen of bengal fires were lit after Zenit's 0-1 goal.
Photo: Thomas Myren
The situation arose when the Russian supporters celebrated Andrei Arshavin's 0-1 goal: A dozen of bengal fires were lit, and many of these ended up on the pitch. The referee could do nothing but stop the match until the smoke had dispersed. In the meantime, the police and security men went up to grab hold of several of the Zenit supporters.
Until recently, RBK - as the arranging club - would have been harsly penalized by the UEFA, but the new orders from the top is to fine the club which the trouble makers represent.
"Zenit will be given the fines. Just as Olympiakos did when their supporters did something illegal," Marketing Manager Endre Storholt tells local Trondheim newspaper Adresseavisa.
