Jens Petter Hauge was an unused reserve for Eintracht Frankfurt and got to see scandal scenes from the bench when his teammates beat Royal Antwerpen 1-0 in the Europa League.
An overtime penalty gave Goncalo Paciencia the chance to score, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors’ keeper.
Eintracht keeper Kevin Trapp had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game.
– This does not belong in football, said Eintracht coach Oliver Glasner.
The penalty kick was awarded after Dinis Almeida fouled Jesper Lindström.
– We are relieved now. It was hard work to secure this victory, Glasner said.
Eintracht Frankfurt is number two in their group with four points, two behind Greek Olympiakos who impressed with 3-0 away against Fenerbahçe in the arena where Norway will play World Cup qualifiers next week.
Before the match in Antwerp, it was German supporters who caused trouble. According to the Belga news agency, one of Royal Antwerp’s supporter bars was stormed and vandalized.
Marseille fans in trouble again – match had to be stopped
–Marseille’s home game against Galatasaray in the Europa League had to be stopped for seven minutes because flares were thrown on the pitch and between the stands.
Referee Pawel Radzkowski chose to stop the match as there was no longer control of the situation towards the end of the first half.
So-called Bengali candles were thrown into the pitch and one could see Galatasaray supporters throwing back flares that had first been thrown at them from Marseille fans.
Seven minutes after the match was stopped, it was on again. The match ended goalless.
This is by no means the first time Marseille fans have been in trouble in the stands. In August, the southern French derby against Nice was stopped when a mass brawl broke out after Marseille’s Dimitri Payet was hit by a bottle thrown from the stands.
In the 2018/19 season, Marseille had to play a home game in the Europa League without spectators due to the supporters ‘behavior, and in the autumn of 2019, Lyons’ team bus was attacked by stone-throwing Marseille fans.
–Bad Norwegian day
In the conference league, there were many Norwegians with a sense of success, but Hauge and Sparta Prague’s Andreas Vindheim (1-0 over Rangers) was the only Norwegian who could enjoy a victory in the Europa League on Thursday, and they were not allowed to play. Both were sitting on the bench.
Three Norwegians were involved when Brøndby lost 0-3 away against Lyon. Sigurd Rosted played the entire match, while Henrik Heggheim was replaced after just over an hour. Tobias Børkeeiet got a short inning.
Kristoffer Zachariassen was replaced by Tokmac Nguen after an hour when Ferencváros lost 1-3 at home to Betis.
Thorstvedt out
National team player Kristian Thorstvedt was substituted in the 64th minute when Genk had to endure a 0-3 loss at home against Dinamo Zagreb. He had incurred a yellow card.
Without an injured Alexander Sørloth, Real Sociedad played 1-1 at home against Monaco.
West Ham top their group with a full pot after beating Rapid Wien 2-0 with goals from Declan Rice and Said Benrahma, while Leicester are last in their group after losing 0-1 away to Legia Warsaw.
Leverkusen ravaged Celtic and won the whole 4-0 in Glasgow, while Napoli went on a 2-3 loss at home to Spartak Moscow in a match where both teams had one player sent off.
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