Russia's players scuffle with Montenegro's players during their Euro 2016 Group G qualifying soccer match in Podgorica March 27, 2015. The Euro 2016 Group G qualifier between Montenegro and Russia was abandoned midway through the second half on Friday after crowd trouble and a scuffle between players. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic
PODGORICA (Reuters) - Montenegrin soccer fans who forced Friday's Euro 2016 qualifier against Russia to be abandoned are hypocrites and barbarians, the general secretary of the Adriatic republic's football association said.
The Group G match ended midway through the second half after two outbursts of violence, the first 25 seconds after kickoff when a home fan hit Russia keeper Igor Akinfeev with a flare in the head.
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