Argentina Football Championship: Game halted after fans injure the goalkeeper

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Rioting fans caused an Argentine championship match to be abandoned on Sunday

22 March,2011 07:24 am

Rioting fans caused an Argentine championship match to be abandoned on Sunday after a goalkeeper was felled by a missile.The Velez Sarsfield v San Lorenzo match was halted when visiting fans broke down the fencing around the pitch and Velez goalkeeper Pablo Migliore was hit by a missile thrown from the crowd. Referee Sergio Pezzota led the teams off the field and abandoned the match, telling reporters his decision was due to lack of security.According to media reports around some 160 San Lorenzo fans clashed with police outside the stadium and that one supporter died from a heart attack. While some other reports state that the victim had been kicked by a police horse. The Velez v San Lorenzo fixture is considered high risk and local authorities have banned the presence of away fans at recent meetings.Almost three years ago to the day, a match between the two at San Lorenzos stadium was abandoned before kickoff in almost identical circumstances.