Olympiakos coach taken to hospital, match abandoned after crowd trouble


Olympiacos coach Oscar Garcia reacts after his injury during a Greek Super League soccer match between PAOK and Olympiacos in Thessaloniki, Greece, February 25, 2018. Yorgos Mattheos/Intimenews via REUTERS

THESSALONIKI, Greece (Reuters) - The Greek SuperLeague derby between leaders PAOK Salonika and Olympiakos Piraeus was called off on Sunday after Olympiakos coach Oscar Garcia was hit by a roll of paper thrown from the stands, while violence erupted outside PAOK’s Toumba Stadium.

Spaniard Garcia was taken to hospital after he fell to his knees clutching his face just before the kickoff.

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