Serbia drove through Nico Elvedi's own objective in first-half stoppage time and Aleksandar Mitrovic multiplied the benefit before Predrag Rajkovic saved a punishment from Swiss striker Breel Embolo. Serbia took a giant stride towards survival in the UEFA Nations League top-flight by securing a 2-0 victory over near rivals Switzerland - their first-ever head-to-head win. With Serbia and Switzerland essentially competing against each other to avoid relegation from Group A4, you’d have been forgiven for expecting a brighter start from two sides desperate to beat the other. It turned out to be quite the opposite though, as the only bright spot in an incredibly dull start came when Veljko Birmancevic ’s tame effort was easily gathered by Gregor Kobel . It took until just after the half-hour mark for the game's first big chance to arrive, but it was wasted by Breel Embolo who skewed wide after he was teed up by Silvan Widmer . That ...
Croatian Football Federation will have to pay 70,000 euros and to close part of the national stadium. Italian alliance will pay 13,000 euros.
The Disciplinary Commission of the European Football Union (UEFA) today due to disorder Croatian fans during the match against Italy in Milan, fined Croatian Football Federation (HNS) a fine of 80,000 euros and the closing part of the stadium.
The Disciplinary Commission fined the Croatia for racist behavior by fans, throwing objects and unrest among fans, announced on Friday HNS, Hina reports.
Sword of qualifications for the European Championship 2016. Croatian and Italian was played on 16 November at the San Siro, and ended with the score 1: 1.
Group Croatian fans throwing flares on the pitch interrupted meet twice - once in the first half, and then in the 73rd minute, when the interruption is about ten minutes.
Also, there was a confrontation with the Italian police in the stands San Siro, a Croatian hooligans shouted, "Ready!" and "Let's Ustasha".
Croatian national team's next match in qualifying for Euro 2016 play on 28 March next year at Maksimir against Norway.
"It happened what we feared after Milan, and that is that we for the first time in the game Croatian national team have closed part of the stands. For the umpteenth time Croatian football hooliganism paid a high price, and this time ispaštaće and fans," said Executive Chairman of the HNS Damir Vrbanović.
Vrbanović also stated that the wording of the decision of the Disciplinary Committee may conclude that this is the last warning before drastic penalties.
Italian Football Federation, as the organizer of the match, was fined 13,000 euros, the UEFA.


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