CHISINAU: The president of a football club in Moldova was fined on Thursday for developing road rage on the pitch when he jumped into his jeep and tried to run over a referee who awarded a penalty against his team.
Mikhail Makayev, president of the First Division side Roso, was fined the equivalent of US$2,000 for the incident in a match against the capital citys Poitekhnik.
Makayev drove his car after the astonished referee for several minutes until the latter climbed up into the stands.
The match was abandoned in the first half and Poitekhnik awarded an automatic 3-0 win. AFP
Mikhail Makayev, president of the First Division side Roso, was fined the equivalent of US$2,000 for the incident in a match against the capital citys Poitekhnik.