During the match played between Sevilla FC and PSV Eindhoven at Philips Stadion last night, the teenager jumped onto the field and attacked the goalkeeper of Spanish club Marko Dmitrovic. He’s 20 years old and has a football-related criminal history.including a municipal ban on access to the stadium area.
Dutch Police this Friday provided details of the young man in his twenties who was arrested shortly after last night’s incident.He is still in police custody. and will appear in court next Monday.
“The man is suspected. attacked and violated an area ban previously enforced by the municipalityand received community service (penalty) twice in 2021 and 2022 for football-related offenses.”
In addition, according to the Violent Offenders Substance Investigation Act, the suspect’s breathing was measured after the incident and his blood alcohol level was greater than 1.6, which may warrant a more severe punishment.
Detained, watching PSV-Sevilla match The Spanish team were defeated 2-0 this Thursday, despite reaching the last 16 round of the Europa League with a 3-0 advantage in the first match.In overtime, Philips jumped onto the stadium and attacked Dmitrovic before being suppressed by stadium security.
The incident, which did not have any significant consequences for Sevilla’s Serbian goalkeeper, took place in the 92nd minute of the match and the score remained 1-0. the audience jumped onto the pitch and went towards DmitrovichHe continued to play until the final whistle, who came to take the shot that did not harm the goalkeeper.
“A fan came and pushed me from behind. I’m sure he was drunk and angry about the way the game was going.. I managed to catch him and throw him to the ground until he was taken down by security. “I don’t understand how something like this happens, it’s not nice to see it in football and I hope this incident is well punished,” said Dmitrovich.
Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli of Argentina was also very critical of the reaction of Italian referee Daniele Orsato and regretted it. “It will not take any other measures in the face of this kind of aggression”“because these are the things that will happen, but if this is accepted, anything can happen from now on”.
The Dutch authorities decided to settle the case by summary procedure, which is a faster judicial process applicable to relatively simple cases in terms of criminal evidence, and in this case, the Prosecutor will take into account the seriousness of the matter and consider the incidence of the crime, the crime committed, the criminal record of the accused and alcohol consumption.
The sentence may be known before the next 8 March.