Krasnodar: mass brawl burst out between fans of "Kuban" and "Anji"

Right before the "Kuban"-"Anji"football match of the 42nd day of the championship of Russia, fans of both teams held a mass brawl.

The mess began in Krasnodar near the stadium an hour before the kick-off of "Kuban"-"Anji". Earlier, the start of the match was scheduled for 8:45 p.m. According to preliminary data, there are victims. The police had to use tear gas; and OMON (riot police) units were pulled up to the stadium, said the message, received by the SMS service of the "Caucasian Knot".

During the mass fight fans clashed wall-to-wall, resulting in many various injuries, the "Sovietskiy Sport" writes.

An hour before the game about 80 fans of the Makhachkala club ("Anji") decided to break through the cordon of policemen towards the entrance to the stadium by pushing away ordinary fans. Also, there were riots in the adjacent areas, the "Rusfootball.info" reports.