Half Dozen Injured in Sofia Football Fight

Sports | September 11, 2005, Sunday // 00:00
Half Dozen Injured in Sofia Football Fight CSKA’s Ibrahima Gueye (red) encounters Levski’s goal-master Dimitar Telkiiski (blue) in the fifth round of Bulgaria’s League A. The match ended in draw 1-1 and a dozen of injured fans and policemen. Photo by Kameliya Atanasova (Sofia News Agency)

At least four policemen and three fans were injured in a fight when football fans of FC Levski started shouting at the referee during halftime.

The injured were rushed to Pirogov emergency institute, but there is no risk for their life, police said.

Hundreds of blues' fans were arrested after the match, as they gathered in front of a Sofia police station to protest the activities of police "against Levski".

Bulgaria's football grands Levski and CSKA met Sunday on the playground of the National Stadium "Vassil Levski" at the fifth round of the national League A.

The final draw 1-1 cemented the positions of Bulgaria's best clubs with Levski holding eleven points in five games and CSKA storing ten points, though with a game less.

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