SCG - Chaotic scenes at Pionir

BELGRADE (Superleague) - More then 20 people were hurt, at least one seriously, during riots that brought an abrupt end to Game Two of the Serbo-Montenegrin Superleague championship final between Belgrade rivals Partizan and Red Star.

Defending champions Partizan led 63-56 a minute into the fourth quarter when visiting Red Star supporters clashed with police in the stands at the Pionir Hall.

A minor scuffle sparked the chaos in the Red Star section of the arena and led to a stampede of around 200 supporters who tried to escape from the stands.

During this, a perimeter fence was knocked down and a number of supporters fell from the stand - a gap of around three metres.

Red Star players tried to intervene as police fought with supporters.

The Red Star section was eventually emptied, but the clashes spilled out into the streets.
The game was stopped for more then 20 minutes, but when play was to restart Red Star coach Dragan Sakota - who will also lead Serbia & Montenegro at the FIBA World Championship - refused to go back on court.

The game is expected to be awarded to Partizan, who also won the first game of the best-of-five series.

PA Sport