Denmark’s mentor apologized to the judge, whom the fan tried to strangle

The head coach of the Denmark of the Denmark, Morten Olsen, apologized to the German referee, Herbert Fandel, who served the Euro-2008 qualifying match between the teams of Denmark and Sweden on Saturday and was attacked by the Danish fan, the French press reports.

Recall that in the 89th minute of the match, the candle with a score of 3: 3 appointed a penalty against the Danes and removed one of the leaders of the Danish team Christian Pulesen for a blow to his elbow in his belly in his penalty area of ​​the Swedish striker Marcus Rosenberg.

One of the local fans did not like this act, who ran out onto the field and grabbed the referee by the throat, intending to strangle, RIA Novosti reports. Two players of Denmark, who dragged a fan from a fandelic, came to the aid of the judge. Immediately after this, the shocked referee stopped the game and left the field.

“I don’t understand why some people behave in this way. The match was a magnificent, real festival of football,” the French media quoted the words of Fandel. “Of course, I hope that such incidents will not be repeated in the future. But, no matter what, in the next few years I am not going to end my career,” the referee said.

Meanwhile, the fan, whose name is not disclosed, was released on Sunday morning by the Danish police.

As for the sanctions by the UEFA to the Denmark’s national team, the team will most likely count the technical defeat 3-0. The decision will be made in the coming days.