Police charge 15 people after chairs and rubbish thrown on field at Sydney Derby
By 9NEWS
3:07pm February 19, 2017
Police arrested 15 people with crowd violence and other offences during last night’s A-League soccer match between Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers.
Two men, aged 25 and 30, allegedly began brawling while exiting ANZ Stadium moments after the match ended, police said.
The 25-year-old man was allegedly knocked to the ground and assaulted.
Video obtained by 9NEWS appears to show the 30-year-old man being arrested by police officers at the scene.
He has since been charged with affray and granted conditional bail to appear at Burwood Local Court on March 16.
The alleged brawl was one of many incidents which occurred throughout the night, police said.
Video captured inside the stadium showed chairs and rubbish being hurtled from the stands.
The attendee said fans began to erupt at the game’s conclusion, when a previously unbeaten Sydney FC lost the game to the Wanderers 1-0.
“It was a total disgrace and unacceptable behaviour,” he said.
“My family was mortified at the scenes and my four-year-old son was so scared.”
One police officer sustained a cut above his right eye after being struck by an object as the violent scenes unfolded.
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It was Sydney’s first loss for the season, and their fans weren’t overly pleased with the result, causing havoc in the stands after the match by snapping chairs and tossing them onto the field in front of The Cove.
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