In Belgrade on Tuesday as players and fans brawled and the EURO 2016 qualifier between Serbia and Albanian was abandoned after a drone carrying an Albanian flag flew into the stadium before Serbia’s Stefan Mitrovic tore it down.
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That act sparked pandemonium in the Group I game which was abandoned after mass brawls broke out between Serbian and Albanian players, plus unrest was seen in the stands as home fans ran onto the pitch and Albania’s players ran for cover.
Below are some incredible images taken in and around the stadium in Serbia’s capital, as the bitter rivalry spilled over and sparked ugly scenes which have shocked the soccer world.
See for yourself.
A masked Serbian supporter pulls a drone after a flag with Albanian national symbols was flown over the pitch and pulled down by Serbia’s players during the EURO 2016 group I football match between Serbia and Albania in Belgrade on October 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC (Photo credit should read ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)
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A skirmish between Serbian and Albanian players breaks out on the pitch during the Euro 2016 Group I qualifying match between Serbia and Albania in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. The European Championship qualifier between Serbia and Albania was suspended on Tuesday after pitch skirmishes involving players and fans over an Albanian flag that was flown above the stadium by a drone. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)
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Serbia’s players leave from pitch after the Euro 2016 Group I qualifying match between Serbia and Albania, at the Partizan stadium in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. The European Championship qualifier between Serbia and Albania was suspended on Tuesday after pitch skirmishes involving players and fans over an Albanian flag that was flown above the stadium by a drone. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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Serbian national team supporters clash with members of the riot police during the Euro 2016 Group I qualifying match between Serbia and Albania at the Partizan stadium in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. The European Championship qualifier between Serbia and Albania was suspended on Tuesday after pitch skirmishes involving players and fans over an Albanian flag that was flown above the stadium by a drone. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)
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A Serbian national team supporter, left, attacks members of the Albanian national soccer team during the Euro 2016 Group I qualifying match between Serbia and Albania at the Partizan stadium in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. The European Championship qualifier between Serbia and Albania was suspended on Tuesday after pitch skirmishes involving players and fans over an Albanian flag banner that was flown above the stadium by a drone. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)
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