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Europa League clash delayed as police kick out all away fans after major security concern - The Mirror

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The kick-off in the UEFA Europa League match between FC Utrecht and Racing Genk was delayed after supporters reportedly bypassed strict security checks.

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Racing Genk won 2-0 in the Europa League last night at Utrecht, but the match had to kick off an hour later than scheduled due to unrest in the Genk supporters' section. Some of those fans reportedly entered the stadium without being checked first. Police then decided to evacuate the entire Genk supporters' section, but that didn't go without a fight, literally. Genk supporter Wim Peeters is still recovering after being beaten by Dutch police.

·Antwerp, Belgium
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After the incidents at the European League game of KRC Genk, the Belgian club speaks of "excessive police violence". Fans who had travelled along could not see the victory in Utrecht.The Belgian football club KRC Genk accused the Dutch police of a disproportionate action against fans at the away game in Utrecht. The police had previously excluded some 1,200 guests from the European League because of security concerns, which Genk won 2:0. Before …

·Germany
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Before the kick-off: The Europa-League-game between FC Utrecht and KRC Genk takes place without the guest fans. Security concerns lead to the exclusion of the complete block, there are conflicts.

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Wild scenes in the stadium Galgenwaard of Utrecht! Before the Europa-League-game against Genk had to be cleared due to security concerns of the entire guest sector. The game was whistled at with less than an hour delay. Reason for the chaos were, according to Dutch media reports, travelled fans from Belgium, who had allegedly gained access to the stadium without ticket and security control, probably also without a ticket.For security concerns, t…

·Vienna, Austria
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Heavy riots at FC Utrecht against KRC Genk: Police deployment and empty ranks in the away block.

·Berlin, Germany
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