Motherwell have promised to take "agency motion" in opposition to the supporter who threw a bottle at an official throughout their Europa Convention League defeat to Sligo Rovers.
Nearly 7000 followers packed into Fir Park on Thursday night time on a disappointing night time for the Scottish Premiership aspect. Aidan Keena capitalised on a mistake from Bevis Mugabi to attain, giving the Northern Irish aspect a 1-0 benefit to take into the second leg. Regardless of the consequence, the true speaking level got here off the park after a plastic bottle was geared toward an assistant referee in the course of the conflict.
The Steelmen have now confirmed that UEFA are investigation into the flashpoint in addition to condemning the incident throughout an enormous event for Graham Alexander 's aspect. A prolonged membership assertion from Motherwell learn: "Regardless of the frustration of the first-leg consequence in opposition to Sligo Rovers, we wish to place on report our honest due to our supporters who turned out in nice numbers for the match. The environment, noise, and keenness, notably on the groups emerged from the tunnel, was amongst the perfect skilled lately.
"We all know supporters went to nice lengths to collectively elevate cash so as to add to the color of the event, and backed the membership fantastically by shopping for almost 7,000 tickets – one in all our highest attended European video games in latest occasions. It is vitally a lot appreciated and all our focus is now on making an attempt to win the second leg and progress to the third qualifying spherical.
We acknowledge and settle for there have been a number of points referring to ticketing/seating in numerous components of the bottom, however notably within the Phil O’Donnell stand. An inside evaluation is now underway to attempt to determine why this has occurred and what classes might be discovered, each when it comes to ticketing and stewarding, at future matches.
"We have now already recognized quite a lot of areas the place we should and can enhance. We settle for our duty for what occurred and sincerely apologise to anybody who was inconvenienced or caught up in any issue making an attempt to find the seats they have been bought. It’s not ok, however we are going to do higher.
"We have been additionally very disillusioned at an incident which happened late within the sport the place a plastic bottle was thrown in the direction of the assistant referee from the north finish of the John Hunter Stand. Over the previous couple of seasons there have been a few events the place objects have been thrown onto the sphere of play at Fir Park. Our coverage has at all times been to cope with people quietly and effectively, and we have now handed out indefinite bans to those that we have now been capable of determine.
"To place it into some context, we're speaking a few very small variety of flash factors over a number of seasons, and the overwhelming majority of ‘Effectively followers who observe the group are passionate, noisy and vibrant, however don't overstep the mark by endangering gamers, officers or workers.
"The incident final night time is now being investigated by UEFA and the chances are the membership might be punished. We ourselves will work exhausting to determine the particular person accountable and can take agency motion. It goes with out saying, however throwing any objects onto the pitch is unacceptable at Fir Park or every other soccer stadium."
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