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BULGARIA GET HOSTILE RECEPTION IN YEREVAN
Gulf Daily News, Bahrain
Oct 11 2013
Posted on " Friday, October 11, 2013
YEREVAN: Objects were thrown and a tirade of abuse from dozens of
local fans was chanted when Bulgaria arrived at Yerevan Airport ahead
of today's World Cup qualifier against Armenia.
Armed security forces formed a tight cordon to allow the players to
get on the team bus through a smoke of red flares and deafening noise
from the crowd.
Angry home fans booed the players and coaches. They also threw eggs,
fireworks and other objects and cried 'Bulgarian gypsies'.
"If someone was aiming to scare the team ... I can tell you it wasn't
achieved," visiting coach Luboslav Penev told reporters yesterday.
"But I don't want to comment on things unrelated to football. There
are people and commissions who deal with these issues."
Protest
In September 2012 Armenia filed a protest with soccer's ruling body
Fifa about "poor officiating" and the treatment they received from
the home team during a 1-0 qualifying defeat in Bulgaria.
Armenia finished the Group B match in Sofia with nine men after Swiss
referee Stephan Studer sent off Marcos Pinheiro in the 73rd minute
and Gevord Gazaryan four minutes later.
After the match Armenian fans said they were racially abused by
home supporters.
Playoff hopefuls Bulgaria, who have not reached the World Cup finals
since 1998, are second with 13 points from eight matches, seven behind
Italy who have already qualified for next year's finals in Brazil.
Denmark are third on 12 points followed by both Czech Republic and
Armenia on nine.
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=362726
Gulf Daily News, Bahrain
Oct 11 2013
Posted on " Friday, October 11, 2013
YEREVAN: Objects were thrown and a tirade of abuse from dozens of
local fans was chanted when Bulgaria arrived at Yerevan Airport ahead
of today's World Cup qualifier against Armenia.
Armed security forces formed a tight cordon to allow the players to
get on the team bus through a smoke of red flares and deafening noise
from the crowd.
Angry home fans booed the players and coaches. They also threw eggs,
fireworks and other objects and cried 'Bulgarian gypsies'.
"If someone was aiming to scare the team ... I can tell you it wasn't
achieved," visiting coach Luboslav Penev told reporters yesterday.
"But I don't want to comment on things unrelated to football. There
are people and commissions who deal with these issues."
Protest
In September 2012 Armenia filed a protest with soccer's ruling body
Fifa about "poor officiating" and the treatment they received from
the home team during a 1-0 qualifying defeat in Bulgaria.
Armenia finished the Group B match in Sofia with nine men after Swiss
referee Stephan Studer sent off Marcos Pinheiro in the 73rd minute
and Gevord Gazaryan four minutes later.
After the match Armenian fans said they were racially abused by
home supporters.
Playoff hopefuls Bulgaria, who have not reached the World Cup finals
since 1998, are second with 13 points from eight matches, seven behind
Italy who have already qualified for next year's finals in Brazil.
Denmark are third on 12 points followed by both Czech Republic and
Armenia on nine.
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=362726