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'Most disgraceful thing I've seen': Ugly scenes as fans storm pitch, hit keeper with bin.

Football for the Fans (featuring eight dollar signs)” and “No More Lie$ Are we invisible fans?” City later confirmed Glover was receiving medical treatment in the dressing room and “likely has a concussion”. APL Out”. In fact, the City fans brought the game to a halt when they threw scores of flares onto the pitch in the 20th minute, one of which burned a hole in the City net. He then left his post presumably for safety reasons. Fans from both clubs hurled flares onto the pitch, but when City goalkeeper Thomas Glover threw a flare back into the Victory fans area at the northern end, it sparked a wild reaction as scores of Victory fans stormed the pitch, and encircled Glover in scary scenes.

Saturday's A-League match between Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory is abandoned after a player is injured by a spectator.

"Not the way to protest. [follow your team and sign up for notifications](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58516425)in the BBC Sport app to make sure you never miss a moment [according to Melbourne newspaper The Age.](https://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/melbourne-derby-stopped-as-fan-protest-turns-violent-20221215-p5c6mu.html) Fans of both Victory and City planned a walk-out on the 20-minute mark but the protest escalated after flares were thrown on to the pitch by both sets of supporters. [In a statement,](https://melbournevictory.com.au/news/club-statement-3)Victory said the club was "devastated" and "unequivocally condemns" the "appalling behaviour" of fans at Saturday's game at AAMI Park, which the two clubs share. Fans ran on to the pitch in the 22nd minute of the match between between Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory.

The A-League game between Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City has been called off after a player was wounded during a pitch invasion by a supporter.

The match was called off "to safeguard the contest's integrity," according to FA. According to the [Australian Professional Leagues](/topic/australian-professional-leagues), referee [Alex King](/topic/alex-king)was also injured. What exactly happened?City and Victory fans planned to walk out of the stadium at the 20-minute mark, but the protest turned violent as both supporters threw flares onto the pitch.

Melbourne, Australia (AP) -- An A-League soccer match between rivals Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory was abandoned Saturday after fans invaded the ...

Melbourne City goalkeeper Tom Glover is receiving medical treatment for a “likely” concussion after being hit in the head with an object by a fan during a ...

Melbourne City were founded in June 2009. Fans, clubs, stakeholders were left furious with the decision with supporters having planned to stage a walkout during the derby until tensions boiled over. This has meant the men’s Grand Final has been played in four different cities in the last five years, and six over the past decade. Football Australia later released a statement saying: “Following shocking scenes during the first half of the of the A-League Men’s match between Melbourne Victory FC and Melbourne City FC at AAMI Park on Saturday 17 December, where fans from the Melbourne Victory FC end entered the field of play, Football Australia match officials have abandoned the match in accordance with Law 5.3 of the Laws of the Game in order to protect the integrity of the match. Melbourne City tweeted: “Tom Glover is receiving medical treatment in the dressing room and likely has a concussion.” Melbourne City goalkeeper Tom Glover is receiving medical treatment for a “likely” concussion after being hit in the head with an object by a fan during a pitch invasion.

'Has to be careful there': Fan video captures moment that sparked ugly football chaos.

Supporters left the field after a short period of time and the crowd left the stadium. “The match was abandoned after approximately 150-200 Melbourne Victory supporters entered the field of play. “These incidents are being investigated by police. A Melbourne City player and official were injured during the incursion and a cameraman was injured by a flare. “Victoria Police is disappointed with the behaviour of some supporters at Saturday nights A-League men’s game between Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory in Melbourne,” Police said in a statement. “A full investigation will take places and those responsible will face the harshest of punishments.”

Glover was pictured sporting a nasty cut beside his right eye after a fan threw a bin at his face, in scenes that have shamed Australian football, ...

[Melbourne](/news/melbourne/index.html) City have provided an update on the wellbeing of goalkeeper Tom Glover, confirming that the 24-year-old required stitches due to a laceration inflicted on him by football thugs. 'He was taken to hospital for scans and further follow up checks.' 'Following shocking scenes during the first half of the A-League Men's match between Melbourne Victory FC and Melbourne City FC at AAMI Park on Saturday 17 December, where fans from the Melbourne Victory FC end entered the field of play, Football Australia match officials have abandoned the match in accordance with Law 5.3 of the Laws of the Game in order to protect the integrity of the match. 'The Melbourne Victory fans who stormed the pitch, resulting in the assault of a player, a referee and a member of match day broadcast staff, should be subjected to the strongest possible sanctions,' they said. [City's match with arch rivals Melbourne Victory was abandoned](/sport/football/article-11548779/Melbourne-City-goalkeeper-smashed-face-BIN-League-game-descends-chaos.html) on Saturday night after fans encroached the pitch and attacked Glover, who had [thrown a flare in their direction ](/sport/football/article-11548847/Melbourne-City-v-Melbourne-Victory-Watch-moment-Tom-Glover-launched-flare-stands.html)moments beforehand. Tom Glover required STITCHES due to nasty laceration after Melbourne City star was struck by a bin from football thugs that led to A-League match being abandoned

Football Australia chief executive James Johnson has vowed to “weed out” spectators who invaded the pitch during A-League club Melbourne Victory's match ...

A flare also appeared to hit a Network 10 cameraman covering the match. He was taken to hospital for scans and follow-up checks. City later said he suffered a suspected concussion in the incident. Melbourne Victory had released a statement on December 12 denouncing the grand final shift, but the club’s managing director Caroline Carnegie said on Sunday there was no excuse for the pitch invaders’ “absolutely terrible” behaviour. Federal Sport Minister Anika Wells said there was “no place for violence at sporting events”. It was like a heartbreak to be honest.” The game is too big, it’s growing too fast for this to put a halt to that growth. “There is no possible excuse for players, cameramen, referees coming to work and not being safe. Connect with Gus on [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) This will be dealt with swiftly, and won’t impact the brand of our sport,” he said. Spectators in the Victory end on Saturday hoisted banners denouncing the decision. Club sponsors including AGL, Canva and Bonza declined to comment.