SOFIA (Reuters) - Fan violence caused the second match of the Bulgarian basketball league's playoff final between hosts Levski Lukoil and Balkan Botevgrad to be abandoned on Wednesday after the home fans threw objects and attempted to attack the visiting team's players.
The game between the long-time rivals started in a tense atmosphere in the Universiada Hall in Sofia with vociferous Levski "ultras", their hardcore fans, standing close behind the visitors' bench, shouting insults at the Balkan staff and throwing plastic bottles.
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