The game continues.
York City, which had won two games in a row, performed better and better, especially the front four. Their movements were very flexible, they cooperated well with each other, and they interspersed frequently, making it difficult for Leeds United's defense to develop.
Of course, another reason is that these frontcourt players have outstanding personal abilities.
For example, Leo and Kulusevski on the two wings are both fast and good breakthrough players, while De Jong in the middle has good ball-holding ability, good ball protection, and good passing skills.
This results in Leeds United players often having to resort to rough fouls to stop York City's offense.
However, the foul was a momentary pleasure, but Leeds United had to face York City's extremely threatening set-piece opportunity.
After all, with a master of free kicks like Tonali, it will be very uncomfortable no matter how you play!
In the 25th minute, De Jong was violated while dribbling the ball at the edge of the penalty area, and the referee awarded another free kick.
This penalty also aroused dissatisfaction from Leeds United fans, and the stadium suddenly burst into boos.
They believed that the referee was too biased towards York City, so he kept giving free kicks to York City, but automatically ignored the various brutal fouls committed by his own players.
"Leeds United fans felt there was something wrong with the decision, but I think the referee did the right thing this time."
"Look at Phillips' foul on De Jong. He almost shoveled away the turf. Not giving him a yellow card is considered favoring the home team."
"But I think the fans' dissatisfaction is understandable. Because now the team is two goals behind, they are a little impatient."
"In addition, after falling behind, the situation was still suppressed by York City. It was difficult to form a resistance, and they were even forced to foul to stop York City's attack. This made the fans even more uncomfortable."
"Now, it's Tonali's performance time again. He will tell the Leeds United players that fouls alone cannot stop York City's goals!"
Lineker saw Tonali walking to the penalty spot with confidence. He smiled and said: "It can be seen that he is in very good condition today and his free throws are also accurate."
"In today's game, his first few set-pieces were very good. Although the first goal was not counted as an assist, it was his penalty that caused Baker to grab a point, and then created a goal for De Jong. Shot opportunity.”
"The second time, it was Tonali who kicked a beautiful, Pirlo-style goal that directly broke through the gate guarded by Widwald."
"The free kick is also in a good position this time. Will he try the same thing? Widwald has a lot of experience. Can the same trick work twice in a row?"
"Okay, now the referee's whistle sounds, Tonali is ready to take the penalty!"
On the field, it was obvious that Leeds United goalkeeper Widwald was ready. He stood on the right side of the goal, but was ready to pounce towards the upper left corner at any time.
In his prediction, Tonali should still have another drop ball, which he is best at.
The six-man wall, including that of Leeds United, has also agreed with each other that this time they will collectively jump high and try their best to block the rising arc of the free kick.
Then Tonali took another run and kicked the ball out!
But this time he made a smart penalty. Instead of picking up the ball, he kicked it close to the ground and just passed under the jumping wall!
After the ball passed through the wall, the speed seemed to become faster. The opponent's goalkeeper Widwald did not expect that his opponent would make such a move, and it was too late to react.
So he could do nothing but watch the opponent score.
"0:3, Tonali performed so well, he became the master of this game!" Lineker shouted again.
The York City fans in the stands were equally excited, and even Pan Yi stood up and applauded vigorously.
He had a hunch that the team's condition today was so good that it was likely to be a massacre.
And it will be a hearty massacre!
In such a battle at King's Hill in the British Championship, in such a derby battle involving Yorkshire talkers, if a big win can shock the opponent, it will undoubtedly be very helpful to York City.
But just when he was thinking this, a disharmonious scene happened on the field.
Tonali was celebrating with his teammates under the visiting team's stand, but he threw some water bottles from the Leeds fans' stand next to him.
Obviously, the tragic situation of being three goals behind has made Leeds United fans a little bit unbearable, and they directly started attacking the players on the field!
Fortunately, the water bottles were plastic, mostly half-filled or less, and were not thrown directly at the York City players.
But the sound they made after they exploded on the ground still startled the players.
When the players understood where the water bottles were thrown, they were all furious.
"Come back, don't be like them!"
Scaloni on the coaching bench saw that the momentum was not right, and quickly called his players back to the court to continue the game.
Now that the team is three goals ahead, this in itself is a major blow to the football hooligans like Leeds United, and there is no need to physically engage with them.
This is actually a lesson learned from his master Pan Yi, that is, don’t reason with gangsters, you only need to defeat them and give them the greatest pain!
The York City players also obeyed the coach's instructions, quickly ended their celebrations, returned to the field, and the game restarted.
However, such restrictions cannot stop the anger of Leeds United fans.
They couldn't throw the York City players, so they took their anger out on the York City fans in the visiting team's stands.
There is an aisle between the stands on both sides, and a barbed wire fence is placed in the aisle to prevent fans from both sides from having close and friendly contact. However, the barbed wire fence is not particularly high, at least the top few meters are empty.
As a result, many Leeds United fans began to throw their debris over.
It started with those plastic water bottles, but then moved on to more outrageous things.
The scene was silent for a second until an unopened beer bottle was thrown over and hit a middle-aged York City fan hard on the head.
The fan's head was bleeding profusely, and he squatted down in pain.
"Oh, damn, my God!"
All the York City fans in the stands were frightened by this sudden change, and everyone stood up in horror.
"What the hell are you doing?"
Pan Yi also stood up and pointed at the criminal who threw the beer bottle.
Just now, Pan Yi happened to look towards the Leeds United stand and saw the strong man with a sinister face throwing things hard here, cursing something while throwing.
At this time, the security guard on this side of the Elland Road Stadium also rushed over, and several people worked together to knock the strong man to the ground and control him.
But soon other nearby Leeds fans joined the fray: "Let him go, bastard, let him go! He's our hero!"
They were outnumbered, which also made the security guards a little trembling.
Why spend a few hundred dollars a month for your life?
Besides, they are all locals in Leeds and fans of Leeds United, so it seems that they really can't be in trouble with their own people.
"Are you okay?" Pan Yi had already walked to the middle-aged York City fan and asked with concern.
The middle-aged fan was scared out of his mind, especially when he saw his fingertips covered in blood.
But when he saw Pan Yi coming, he felt a lot more at ease and said, "It should be fine, Mr. Pan Yi. I just... just feel a little dizzy."
"Then you must go to the hospital immediately."
Pan Yi looked up and saw that on the other side of the barbed wire, some Leeds United fans seemed to be thinking of causing trouble. Some of the brave ones were even preparing to climb over the barbed wire right in front of the security guards!
"You...what are you going to do, bastard!" Pan Yi rushed forward, holding on to the barbed wire fence with one hand and pointing at the group of football hooligans with the other hand, "If you dare to come over, we will give you a good look!"
Then he shouted to the security guards who were already a little overwhelmed: "Hurry up and clear a road. Someone here needs medical treatment! You don't want to lose your job because of this, right?"
The security guards woke up from a dream and began to maintain order, but how easy is it?
The scene was already in chaos.
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The players on the field did not notice what happened in the stands at first, but continued to play nervously.
But soon, the fans' screams reached the stadium.
De Ligt looked sideways and saw Pan Yi standing by the barbed wire fence of the stands, confronting a group of football hooligans. He was immediately shocked: "Boss, is someone trying to touch our boss?"
Hearing his shout, all the York City players turned their heads and saw the scene in the stands.
Because Pan Yi had just gone to see the middle-aged fan's injury, there was some blood on his body, which also made the York City players think that Pan Yi was injured.
"Damn it, whoever dares to touch our boss, I will chop you to death!" On the bench, Amang, who usually had a smile on his face, was also angry and was about to rush towards the stands over there.
The place where he ran happened to pass by the home team's bench. The Leeds United players obviously wanted to protect their fans, so they grabbed Aman.
The same is true on the field.
Leeds United players also pestered York City players, including De Ligt, who wanted to fly all the way over, but was also held back by Phillips.
But this unlucky man obviously misjudged De Ligt's anxious mood. Now he was like a beast and knocked Phillips to the ground with a punch. He also punched the Leeds United player desperately. , as if he wanted to vent all the pain Pan Yi suffered on these opponents.
Leeds United players are also used to being fierce. When they saw De Ligt suddenly going berserk, they were naturally not afraid and immediately surrounded him to take action.
But Bastoni and others beside De Ligt had already rushed forward, and they immediately got into a struggle.
You know, Pan Yi's status in the minds of the players is very high, even lower than that of head coach Scaloni.
Seeing Pan Yi being "injured", every player was filled with indignation and wanted to tear each other into pieces. How could they watch De Ligt being beaten again?
Fans from both sides in the stands saw the players fighting in a group and immediately followed suit.
Since the aisles of the stands are narrow and blocked by barbed wire, Leeds United's numerical advantage cannot be used. The two sides basically rely on some "long-range attacks", but they have also made the entire stands a mess. The security guards invited to maintain order turned into spectators of the chaos.
Even these "spectators" were hit by some "stray bullets", and they all showed masks of pain.
"Aren't you going to stop your players, Mr. Scaloni?" Leeds United coach Christianson ran over and shouted towards Scaloni.
Nothing else, just because the York City players are now "eager to protect the master" and burst out with much more fierce power than usual!
Even Leo and Tonali, who were a little afraid of the hooligan atmosphere in Leeds United at first, even joined the team.
Therefore, even Scaloni was very angry. He shouted at Christiansen: "You have the nerve to say that? Don't you see what your fans have beaten our boss to!"
When the other party saw Scaloni's rising anger, he was suddenly frightened and took a few steps back, hesitating and speechless.
The scene now is really chaotic.
There were scuffles in many places on the court and beside the bench. The referees were a little stunned and didn't know which area to stop.
Fortunately, the injured middle-aged fan in the stands was finally sent out, and Pan Yi accompanied him to the ambulance.
Then, this "all martial arts" scene gradually stopped.
But when things got to this point, it was obvious that the game could no longer continue.
The referee did not issue red and yellow cards to both sides, but directly stopped the game early.
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"Football hooligans wreak havoc at Elland Road again!" 》
"Football hooligans reappear in England!" 》
"York City fan suffered head injury, boss Pan Yi stepped forward!" 》
All newspapers and media outlets across Europe paid attention to this incident overnight.
Sky TV specially produced a program to report on this news, and many authoritative media such as The Times reported this news on the front page and analyzed the origin and origin of the incident.
On the night of the game, Leeds United held a special press conference to announce the injuries of their players. They said that York City players were the first to initiate violence on the pitch, which eventually turned into an all-out violence.
At the same time, they believed that York City had premeditated harm to their players!
But there is no need for York City to refute. Sky TV has listed a lot of evidence to prove that it was the Leeds United football hooligans who took the lead in the stands!
After all, there are already a lot of cameras in the current British Championship games. When there was a riot in the stands and when Tonali was celebrating after scoring, the cameras were all facing that way.
Therefore, in addition to the footage that was already shown during the live broadcast, Sky TV also released many additional scenes that were not originally released.
Including on the pitch, before the scene where De Ligt got angry and rushed towards Phillips and others, De Ligt and other Leeds United players wanted to go to the stands to see what was going on, as if they were trying to trouble the York City players. .
In particular, many of them had ferocious looks on their faces, so De Ligt and others were considered to be counterattacking after being threatened.
In addition to traditional media, on the Internet, the support for York City is even more one-sided.
Everyone has heard of Leeds United's reputation as football hooligans, and everyone knows the horror of Elland Road. Now that the incident has come out, all fans, whether they are York City fans or not, have unanimously criticized Leeds United. I think this team is not playing football at all, but a fighting gang.
In addition to the media, many people in the football circle are also concerned about this matter.
Many well-known coaches, including Ferguson and Wenger, have stated that England must severely punish football hooligans and stadium violence. These are cancers that hinder the development and progress of English football and must be eliminated.
They have also been suffering from Leeds United for a long time!
Especially Ferguson, although he is no longer the head coach of Manchester United, he is still very willing to take advantage of his mortal enemy if he has the opportunity.
Even this alarmed the local government in Yorkshire.
Regardless of the facts, they are also biased towards Pan Yi.
After all, the construction of York City Club's new stadium, the establishment of surrounding business districts, and the contribution of charities to community services have all had a real positive effect on York County!
They don't want York City Club to be punished for this, causing Pan Yi to be unhappy or something like that.
Therefore, York County officials also require the police department to severely punish the perpetrators, saying that football hooligans have seriously damaged the image of York County, and even English football, and also damaged the image of the United Kingdom in the world. It is precisely because all aspects have not given enough attention, which led to intensification.
They believe that the slogan of dealing with football hooligans that has been shouted for so many years should now be put into practice. Now the whole world is looking at Britain to see how they will deal with this matter.
A well-known celebrity like Pan Yi, who has considerable influence in Europe, Asia, and even the world, is involved. The UK must give the outside world a reasonable explanation and its attitude towards handling football hooligan incidents. .
After the York County Government expressed its views, the Football Association also immediately gave the true situation of the incident.
These are all records from the on-site supervisors. It truly restores the situation when Leeds United fans first threw debris on the field and almost hit York City players, and then began to besiege the York City fans’ stands, as well as the York City fans. The process of fans being injured.
At the press conference, the FA specially played a short video, which showed a blood-stained Pan Yi standing in the aisle of the stands with an upright face, confronting football hooligans.
At this moment, Pan Yi's image was infinitely magnified!
Whether it is Sky TV or the FA's video, it can be seen that Leeds United is the provocative party, while York City is defending itself!
In this way, the handling of this incident quickly came to fruition.
First of all, for this game, the score on the field at that time will be maintained and there will be no replay.
In other words, York City defeated Leeds United 3:0 away from home.
Due to poor management, Leeds United will temporarily ban fans from entering the Elland Road Stadium and order strict changes.
The strong man who threw a beer bottle and injured someone was banned from attending the game for life and was also placed in administrative detention. At the same time, he had to pay compensation for medical expenses and recuperation expenses in accordance with the law.
In addition, many Leeds United players involved in the brawl were also suspended, the most serious of which was as many as five games.
Of course, York City also had penalties, but only De Ligt, who was the most excited at the beginning.
He was suspended for three games and fined 25,000 pounds, which can be said to be very light.
And Pan Yi also waved his hand, and the club will pay the fine!
This is small money, mainly because the players love themselves so much, which cannot be brought about by spending money.
All the players of York City Club also went to the hospital to visit the injured middle-aged fan.
Although the players later found out that Pan Yi was not injured in the stands and felt relieved, the fans were injured for them, so they should also be concerned about it.
Seeing these stars arriving after a long journey, the fan seemed very moved, especially when he heard the words of these stars comforting him and waiting for his recovery, he almost cried.
In fact, the injury he suffered was not particularly serious. A minor operation and a few stitches would be enough.
But the club's concern for him, especially Pan Yi's protection of him when he was on the scene, really made him feel that dying was worth it!
After the first-team players left the hospital, they left many flowers. Each bouquet of flowers had the name of a first-team player, and the card above said their blessings. There were even many players from the youth team. All involved.
This made the fans and family members present shed tears of gratitude, and they felt a deeper sense of identification with York City Club.
And when such things were reported by the news media, York City's image in the entire Yorkshire, and even the entire England, became much higher.
It can be said that this brawl not only did not have any adverse impact on York City Club, but it was a positive factor.
In contrast, Leeds United, both officials and fans, looked very dirty in this conflict, just like the villain in the movie, which is despised.
In addition, York City defeated Leeds United 3:0, which solidified their position at the top of the British Championship standings, and they won the hearts of many fans.
According to a poll conducted by the local media in Yorkshire shortly after, more and more fans in West Yorkshire and East Yorkshire have begun to regard York City as their first home team!
(End of chapter)
