FOOTBALL – The Belgian Cup final has been enamelled with numerous incidents near the King -Baudoin stadium in Brussels
Ten years that the Bruges club was waiting for this. And, Sunday, at the stadium of King Baudoin, the Blauw in Zwart again won the Belgian Cup, beating in the Anderlecht final (2-1), thanks in particular to a double from Romeo Vermant. But the success of Nicly Hayen’s men was quickly eclipsed by the violence on the sidelines of the meeting in Brussels.
Guilty of having first ransacked a metro, several Brugeois supporters then destroyed urban furniture and windows in the streets in the streets of Molenbeek and throw, report the Belgian media. Before launching fireworks in the middle of the crowd and attacking people, including the boss of a DIY store.
“Everything happened very very quickly. I didn’t understand anything, explains the manager of the manager at RTBF. My father, seeing them arriving, wanted to avoid damage. He wanted to close the shutters before they got into the store. But unfortunately, they did not miss it. »»
“Pure racism”
“I wanted to protect my father, I got into the heap without thinking and I got back into it, I was hit with punches, kicks, candy,” he resumes. They swung them on my head. I was able to hide in the office. Fortunately, otherwise I think I would have lost my life. He had an opening at the skull and I have bruises everywhere, broken ribs, a distorted face … It was really violent. They said, “We’re going to kill you, it will be your last day.” Words (…)
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