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Football Australia hit Melbourne Victory with record $550,000 fine for derby pitch invasion

10-Jan-2023 03:53:49 | The Guardian

• FA said pitch invasion was ‘worst witnessed in Australian football’
• Toll included five people injured, $150,000 in damage and 29 arrests

Football Australia have slapped Melbourne Victory with a record fine and threatened to dock them ten competition points after finding the club brought the game into disrepute with the violent disruptions of the club’s fans in the A-League match against Melbourne City in December.

That night approximately 150 Victory supporters stormed the AAMI Park pitch, unleashing 80 flares or fireworks and forcing the abandonment of the Melbourne Derby. City goalkeeper Tom Glover left the field bleeding from a head wound and referee Alex King, two security guards, and a camera operator were injured by 80 flares and fireworks that caused $AUD 150,000 damage in 22 minutes of mayhem.